ဝိညာဉ်
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Pali viññāṇa, cognate with Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Phonetic respelling: ဝိန်ညင်
- IPA(key): /wèɪɴɲɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: wi.nyany • ALA-LC: viññāñʻ • BGN/PCGN: weinnyin • Okell: weiñnyiñ
Noun[edit]
ဝိညာဉ် • (wi.nyany)
- spirit, soul.
- (Buddhism) consciousness;one of the five khandhas.
Descendants[edit]
- → Shan: ဝီႉၺဵၼ်ႇ (wḭ̂i nyàen)
References[edit]
- “ဝိညာဉ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.