Burmese

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Etymology

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From Pali ñāṇa. Doublet of ဉာဏ (nyana.) and Doublet of ဉာဉ် (nyany).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɲàn/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nyan • ALA-LC: ñāṇʻ • BGN/PCGN: nyan • Okell: nyan

Noun

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ဉာဏ် (nyan)

  1. intellect; wisdom

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Shan: ၺၢၼ်ႇ (nyàan)

Proper noun

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ဉာဏ် (nyan)

  1. a unisex given name from Pali

Further reading

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