နီၢ်

S'gaw Karen

Etymology 1

Cognate with Eastern Pwo ဏင့် (nâɴ), Pa'o Karen နမ်း.

Noun

နီၢ် • (naw̱)

1. body
2. self

Related terms

• နီၢ်ကစၢ် (naw̱ ka sa̱)
• နီၢ်ဆံး (naw̱ hseë)
• နီၢ်ဖုၣ် (naw̱ hpù)

Etymology 2

From Shan ၼၢင်း (náang). Ultimately from 娘 (OC *naŋ, “young woman”).

Particle

နီၢ် • (naw̱)

1. Used before female names.