ဦးနှောက်

Burmese edit

Etymology edit

From ဦး (u:) +‎ နှောက် (hnauk); the latter from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nəw-k (“brain”). Cognate with Nuosu ꀑꆊ (o not, “brain”), Old Chinese 腦 (OC *nuːʔ), Jingpho nu' (“brain”), Drung unu (“brain; mind”), Japhug tɯrnoʁ, S'gaw Karen ခိၣ်နူာ် (khoh̀noọ, “brain”).

Pronunciation edit

Phonetic respelling: အုန်းနှောက်
IPA^(key): /ʔóʊɴn̥aʊʔ/
Romanization: MLCTS: u:hnauk • ALA-LC: ūʺnhokʻ • BGN/PCGN: on:hnauk • Okell: oùñhnauʔ

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Noun edit

ဦး နှောက် • (u:hnauk)

brain

References edit

“ဦးနှောက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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