Burmese edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

ယမ်း (yam:)

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

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

ယမ်း (yam:)

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

Shan edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Ahom 𑜊𑜪 (jʸaṃ).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ယမ်း (yám) (abstract noun လွင်ႈယမ်း)

  1. to be wet.

Adjective edit

ယမ်း (yám) (abstract noun တၢင်းယမ်း)

  1. wet.

Synonyms edit