ငံ

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ŋàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ngam • ALA-LC: ṅaṃ • BGN/PCGN: ngan • Okell: ngañ

Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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ငံ • (ngam)

  1. Misspelling of ငန် (ngan, “salty”).

Etymology 2

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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. Bears resemblance to Old Chinese 完 (OC *ɦŋoːn, “finish, complete”), Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔoŋ¹ (“to win, conquer, be complete”).”

Verb

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ငံ • (ngam)

  1. (archaic) to be complete, to be replete with
Derived terms
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Further reading

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