Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nap. Cognate with နှာ (hna, nose; errhine, snuff) and with Tibetan སྣབས (snabs, snot).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /n̥aʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hnap • ALA-LC: nhapʻ • BGN/PCGN: hnat • Okell: hnaʔ

Noun

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နှပ် (hnap)

  1. snot, nasal mucus