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နာ

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See also: န, နား, and နှာ

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na (“sick; evil spirit”). Cognate with Mizo nâ, nat (“ill, sick; illness”), Tibetan ན (na, “ill, sick”), Nuosu ꆅ (na, “hurt, pain, sore; illness”), Lisu ꓠꓻ (nɑ, “sore, sick, ill”), and Chinese 難 / 难 (nán, “bad, unpleasant”). Doublet of နတ် (nat, “nat spirit”).

Verb

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နာ • (na)

  1. to suffer pain, be hurt, be in pain
  2. to be ill (in poor health, suffering from a disease)
  3. to suffer a loss
  4. synonym of နာကြည်း (na-krany:, “to feel deeply hurt or bitter (from an insult suffered)”)
  5. to be thorough
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g-na (“ear; to hear”) (STEDT). Doublet of နား (na:, “ear”).

Verb

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နာ • (na)

  1. to listen
  2. to obey an order, listen to advice
  3. to listen to a sermon
  4. to investigate
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga).

Noun

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နာ • (na)

  1. (alchemy) lead (metal)

Further reading

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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နာ f

  1. Burmese script form of nā (“that”)

Declension

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