မႄႈၼမ်ႉ

Shan

Etymology

From မႄႈ (māae) +‎ ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m, “water”). Cognate with Thai แม่น้ำ (mɛ̂ɛ-náam), Lao ແມ່ນ້ຳ (mǣ nam), Lü ᦶᦙᧈᦓᧄᧉ (mae¹nam²).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛː˧˧˨.nam˦˨ˀ/
• Rhymes: -am

Noun

မႄႈၼမ်ႉ • (māae nâ̰m)

1. river

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.