Burmese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yany • ALA-LC: yañʻ • BGN/PCGN: yin • Okell: yiñ

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Burmese ယန် (yan).

Adjective edit

ယဉ် (yany)

  1. cultured; gentle; charming; graceful
  2. tame
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Shan: ယဵၼ်ႇ (yàen)

Noun edit

ယဉ် (yany)

  1. current

Verb edit

ယဉ် (yany)

  1. to get used to
Derived terms edit

Verb edit

ယဉ် (yany)

  1. (of drugs or medicine) to lose strength or efficacy
  2. to develop a resistance to drugs, antibiotics, etc.

Etymology 2 edit

From Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra).

Adjective edit

ယဉ် (yany)

  1. (rare) loom

References edit

  • Nishi, Y. (1999). Old Burmese: toward the history of Burmese. Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, 23(3), 659-692.