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နေ

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See also: နေ့

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ne • ALA-LC: ne • BGN/PCGN: ne • Okell: nei
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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နေ

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔnəj¹/³, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nəj (sun; day). Cognate with Old Chinese (OC *njiɡ), Tibetan ཉི་མ (nyi ma).

Noun

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နေ (ne)

  1. sun
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Proper noun

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နေ (ne)

  1. a unisex given name from Proto-Sino-Tibetan or Sino-Tibetan

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-na-s (to stay, to live, to dwell, to be).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “STEDT doesn't support this etymology. That said, if so, see also နား (na:, to rest).”

Verb

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နေ (ne)

  1. to stay
  2. to live, dwell
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Particle

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နေ (ne)

  1. suffixed to a verb to denote a continuing process (progressive aspect)
    ဘာ လုပ်နေသလဲ။
    bha lupnesa.lai:||
    What are you doing?

Further reading

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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နေ

  1. Burmese script form of ne, which is accusative plural masculine of (na, that)

Pronoun

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နေ

  1. Burmese script form of ne, which is accusative plural of (na, him, it, that)