ယင်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b-(r/j)aŋ (“fly, bee”). Compare Tibetan སྦྲང་བུ (sbrang bu, “bee”) and Old Chinese 蠅 (OC *b·lɯŋ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: yang • ALA-LC: yaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: yin • Okell: yiñ

Noun

ယင် • (yang) (classifier ကောင်)

1. fly (insect)

Synonyms

• ယင်ကောင် (yangkaung)

References

• “ယင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.