ၼႃႈ
Shan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *ʰnaːᶜ (“face”). Cognate with Thai หน้า (nâa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩶ᩣ, Lao ໜ້າ (nā), Lü ᦐᦱᧉ (ṅaa²), Tai Dam ꪘ꫁ꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥲ (làa) or ᥢᥣᥲ (nàa), Ahom 𑜃𑜠 (na) or 𑜃𑜡 (nā), Zhuang naj. Compare Proto-Be *naːᴮᶜ¹, whence Lingao na³.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editၼႃႈ • (nāa)
Adverb
editၼႃႈ • (nāa) (abstract noun တၢင်းၼႃႈ)
References
edit- Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.