Shan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Compare Thai ยิ้ม (yím), Northern Thai ᨿᩥ᩠᩶ᨾ, Lao ຍິ້ມ (nyim), ᦍᦲᧄᧉ (yiim²).

Verb

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ယုမ်ႉ (yṵ̂m) (abstract noun လွင်ႈယုမ်ႉ)

  1. to smile.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ယုမ်ႉ (yṵ̂m) (abstract noun လွင်ႈယုမ်ႉ)

  1. to wilt.

Etymology 3

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From Burmese ယုံ (yum).

Verb

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ယုမ်ႉ (yṵ̂m) (abstract noun လွင်ႈယုမ်ႉ)

  1. to believe, trust, have confidence in

References

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