မႄႈၼမ်ႉ

Shan edit

Etymology edit

From မႄႈ (māae) +‎ ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m, water). Cognate with Thai แม่น้ำ (mɛ̂ɛ-náam), Lao ແມ່ນ້ຳ (mǣ nam), ᦶᦙᧈᦓᧄᧉ (mae¹nam²).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mɛː˧˧˨.nam˦˨ˀ/
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun edit

မႄႈၼမ်ႉ (māae nâ̰m)

  1. river

References edit

  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.