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နို့

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Burmese

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နို့

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /no̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nui. • ALA-LC: nuiʹ • BGN/PCGN: no. • Okell: noú

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nəw.

Noun

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နို့ (nui.)

  1. milk
  2. breast
  3. spout (of a kettle)
  4. milky sap (of plants)
  5. stud anchoring the traverse guy ropes on a dragon boat
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not linked to an etymology by STEDT (nui' "thus ( < sûi, acc. to Jud. )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Bears some resemblance to Old Chinese (OC *nja, *njas, “as if; supposing”).”

Conjunction

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နို့ (nui.)

  1. if it were so

Further reading

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