ငယ်
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Burmese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ŋɛ̀/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ngai • ALA-LC: ṅayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ngè • Okell: nge
Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Old Burmese ငဲ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-ŋa-j (“small; inferior; offspring”). Compare Chinese 兒 (OC *ŋeː, *ŋje).
Adjective
[edit]ငယ် • (ngai)
Etymology 2
[edit]MED appears to consider the word equivalent to Etymology 1, due to the chevrotain's small size.
Noun
[edit]ငယ် • (ngai)
References
[edit]- “ငယ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.