ငန်း

See also: ငန်

Burmese

ငန်း

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-n (“goose”) (compare Cantonese 雁 (ngaan6, “wild goose”) and Tibetan ངང་པ (ngang pa, “goose, wild goose, duck, swan”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋáɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ngan: • ALA-LC: ṅanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ngan: • Okell: ngàñ

Noun

ငန်း • (ngan:) (classifier ကောင်)

1. goose (grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)
2. swan (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus)

References

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