ညစာ

Burmese

Etymology

ည (nya., “night”) +‎ စာ (ca, “meal”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ညဇာ
• IPA^(key): /ɲa̰zà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: nya.ca • ALA-LC: ññacā • BGN/PCGN: nya.za • Okell: nyása

Noun

ညစာ • (nya.ca)

1. supper, dinner (evening meal)

   Synonym: ညနေစာ (nya.neca)

Coordinate terms

• နံနက်စာ (namnakca), မနက်စာ (ma.nakca, “breakfast”)
• နေ့လယ်စာ (ne.laica, “lunch”)

Further reading

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