ဦးနှောက်
Burmese
Etymology
From ဦး (u:) + နှောက် (hnauk); the latter from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nəw-k (“brain”). Cognate with Nuosu ꀑꆊ (o not, “brain”), Old Chinese 腦 (OC *nuːʔ), Jingpho nu' (“brain”), Drung unu (“brain; mind”), Japhug tɯrnoʁ, S'gaw Karen ခိၣ်နူာ် (khoh̀noọ, “brain”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: အုန်းနှောက်
- IPA(key): /ʔóʊɴn̥aʊʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: u:hnauk • ALA-LC: ūʺnhokʻ • BGN/PCGN: on:hnauk • Okell: oùñhnauʔ
Noun
References
- “ဦးနှောက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.