Burmese

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Etymology

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From Pali yāna (going; means of motion; carriage; vehicle), from Sanskrit यान (yāna). Cognate with Khmer យាន (yiən), Thai ยาน (yaan), Lao ຍານ (nyān). Doublet of ယာန (yana.).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ယဉ်
  • IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yany • ALA-LC: yāñʻ • BGN/PCGN: yin • Okell: yiñ

Noun

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ယာဉ် (yany)

  1. vehicle, craft
  2. elephant, horse, etc. used for riding or ritual occasions

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Shan: ယဵၼ်ႇ (yàen)

Further reading

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