See also: ငန်

Burmese

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ငန်း

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ŋáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ngan: • ALA-LC: ṅanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ngan: • Okell: ngàñ

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-n (goose) (compare Cantonese (ngaan6, wild goose) and Tibetan ངང་པ (ngang pa, goose, wild goose, duck, swan)).

Noun

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ငန်း (ngan:) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. goose (grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)
  2. swan (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus)
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Etymology 2

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Possibly cognate with Thai งาน (ngaan) and Shan ငၢၼ်း (ngáan).

Noun

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ငန်း (ngan:)

  1. allotted duty, work allotment
  2. allotted work area
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ငန်း (ngan:)

  1. general name given to certain species of poisonous snakes

Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ငန်း (ngan:)

  1. delirium accompanying certain kinds of fever

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