အင်း

See also: အောင်

Burmese

အင်း (ang:)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ang: • ALA-LC: ʼaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: in: • Okell: ìñ

Etymology 1

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Mon အၚ်, Thai แอ่ง (ɛ̀ng).

Noun

အင်း • (ang:)

1. lake

Synonyms

• ကန် (kan)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Korean 응 (eung, “yes”).

Interjection

အင်း • (ang:)

1. (informal) yes, uh-huh
2. sigh of resignation

Synonyms

• (yes): ဟုတ်ကဲ့ (hutkai.)

Derived terms

• ဟင့်အင်း (hang.ang:)

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *Ɂamᴮ. Cognates include S'gaw Karen အီၣ် (ʼaẁ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔã˥˥/

Verb

အင်း (ʔáɴ)

1. (transitive) to eat

References

• A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 188
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “အင်း”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 220