Burmese edit

Etymology edit

ရေ (re, water) +‎ နံ (nam, smelly)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /jènàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: renam • ALA-LC: renaṃ • BGN/PCGN: yenan • Okell: yeinañ

Noun edit

ရေနံ (renam)

  1. earth-oil; petroleum

Descendants edit

  • Jingpho: ye nan

Further reading edit