ယဉ်

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Burmese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yany • ALA-LC: yañʻ • BGN/PCGN: yin • Okell: yiñ

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Burmese ယန် (yan).

Adjective[edit]

ယဉ် • (yany)

  1. cultured; gentle; charming; graceful
  2. tame
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Shan: ယဵၼ်ႇ (yàen)

Noun[edit]

ယဉ် • (yany)

  1. current

Verb[edit]

ယဉ် • (yany)

  1. to get used to
Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

ယဉ် • (yany)

  1. (of drugs or medicine) to lose strength or efficacy
  2. to develop a resistance to drugs, antibiotics, etc.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra).

Adjective[edit]

ယဉ် • (yany)

  1. (rare) loom

References[edit]

  • Nishi, Y. (1999). Old Burmese: toward the history of Burmese. Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, 23(3), 659-692.
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