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နင်း

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *(s-)nak ~ naŋ² (to step on, tread), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-nak ~ *naŋ (to step on); cognate with Lahu [script needed] (nâʔ, to step on) (STEDT). Luce additionally adduces Old Chinese (OC *mju, *mjuʔ, *mjus, “to trample, ruin”) as a cognate (though recent Old Chinese reconstructions do not support a link).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nang: • ALA-LC: naṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: nin: • Okell: nìñ

Verb

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နင်း (nang:)

  1. to tread on, step on, trample
  2. to step or walk on the body of someone in order to relieve the stiffening of muscles
  3. to pedal
  4. to run over
  5. to follow
  6. to scour
  7. to enter
  8. to master

Derived terms

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Adverb

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နင်း (nang:)

  1. extremely, excessively

Descendants

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  • Shan: ၼႅင်ႇ (nèng)

References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (67. to Tread, Trample, Sovereign)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 73

Further reading

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