ငယ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ngai • ALA-LC: ṅayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ngè • Okell: nge

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Burmese ငဲ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-ŋa-j (“small; inferior; offspring”). Compare Chinese 兒 (OC *ŋeː, *ŋje).

Adjective

ငယ် • (ngai)

1. small; little.
2. young.

Etymology 2

Noun

ငယ်

ငယ် • (ngai)

1. chevrotain

References

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