ငြင်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ngrang: • ALA-LC: ṅraṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: nyin: • Okell: nyìñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋra-k/ŋ (“to meet; to encounter”); cognate with Chinese 迎 (OC *ŋaŋ, “to welcome”), 逆 (OC *ŋraɡ, “to greet; to go against; to resist”) (STEDT).

Verb

ငြင်း • (ngrang:)

1. to refuse to obey
2. to refuse to accept; to decline
3. to argue; to dispute

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ငြင်း • (ngrang:)

1. a kind of wind instrument (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

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