Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yam: • ALA-LC: yamʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: yan: • Okell: yàñ

Etymology 1

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Noun

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ယမ်း (yam:)

  1. gunpowder.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Shan: ယၢမ်း (yáam)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ယမ်း (yam:)

  1. to wave (hand, flag, etc).

Shan

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Etymology

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Cognate with Ahom 𑜊𑜪 (jʸaṃ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ယမ်း (yám) (abstract noun လွင်ႈယမ်း)

  1. to be wet.

Adjective

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ယမ်း (yám) (abstract noun တၢင်းယမ်း)

  1. wet.

Synonyms

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