ငါးမန်း

Burmese

Etymology

ငါး (nga:, “fish”) +‎ မန်း (man:)

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ငါး'မန်း

IPA^(key): /ŋəmáɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: nga:man: • ALA-LC: ṅāʺmanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ngăman: • Okell: ngămàñ

Noun

ငါးမန်း • (nga:man:) (classifier ကောင်)

shark (fish)

Descendants

→ Shan: ပႃငမၢၼ်း (pǎa ngǎ máan)
→ Jingpho: ngăman

Further reading

“ငါးမန်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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