ငါးမန်း
Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ငါး (nga:, “fish”) + a component မန်း (man:), of unclear interpretation and origin. MED connects မန်း (man:) to the "recite mantra" sense, which is semantically unconvincing, while STEDT and Luce 1981 do not mention this term. Note, however, similarities to Old Chinese 鰻 (OC *moːn, *mons, “eel”) (though the Burmese word for "eel", ငါးရှဉ့် (nga:hrany.), is unrelated to the Chinese).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respelling: ငါး'မန်း
- IPA(key): /ŋəmáɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: nga:man: • ALA-LC: ṅāʺmanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ngăman: • Okell: ngămàñ
Noun
[edit]ငါးမန်း • (nga:man:) (classifier ကောင်)
- shark (fish)
Derived terms
[edit]- ငါးမန်းကျွဲ (nga:man:kywai:)
- ငါးမန်းကား (nga:man:ka:)
- ငါးမန်းစွယ် (nga:man:cwai)
- ငါးမန်းစွယ်သည် (nga:man:cwaisany)
- ငါးမန်းတောင် (nga:man:taung)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ငါးမန်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.