ဏိင်း

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *hneŋᴮ (“year”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *nin² (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ː)ŋ ~ s-nik. Cognate with Pa'o Karen နေင်ႏ, Western Pwo နံၪ့, S'gaw Karen နံၣ် (neè). Compare Western Kayah ꤔꤢ꤬ (nà).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /néiɴ/

Noun

ဏိင်း (transliteration needed)

1. year