နေသာ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nèθà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: nesa • ALA-LC: nesā • BGN/PCGN: netha • Okell: neitha

Etymology 1

နေ (ne, “sun”) +‎ သာ (sa, “to shine”).

Verb

နေသာ • (nesa)

1. (of sunshine) to be bright, be sunny

Derived terms

• နေသာထိုင်သာရှိ (nesahtuingsahri.)

Etymology 2

နေ (ne, “to stay, live”) +‎ သာ (sa, “to be peaceful, pleasant”).

Verb

နေသာ • (nesa)

1. (of pain) to become bearable, be fairly comfortable
2. to be commodious
3. to assume a couldn't-care-less attitude

Further reading

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