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ငလျင်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ṅalyaṅ "earthquake"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Syllables are င (nga., “to be of sufficient quantity”) +‎ လျင် (lyang, “swift, clever”); neither syllables seems to invoke their usual senses. Could this be a Mon loanword?”

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: င'*လျင်
  • IPA(key): /ŋəljɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nga.lyang • ALA-LC: ṅalyaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: ngălyin • Okell: ngălyiñ

Noun

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ငလျင် • (nga.lyang)

  1. earthquake

Derived terms

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Further reading

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