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ယဉ်

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yany • ALA-LC: yañʻ • BGN/PCGN: yin • Okell: yiñ

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra, “instrument, apparatus”).

Noun

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ယဉ် • (yany)

  1. (rare) loom
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Burmese ယန် (yan).[1]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “STEDT doesn't give further etymology (yañ "tame, civilized; graceful"). Bears resemblance to Sinitic terms like Old Chinese 婉 (OC *qonʔ, “graceful, tactful”), 雅 (OC *ŋraːʔ, “elegant, graceful”), 豔 (OC *lams, “gorgeous, romantic”) (there may be more and better comparanda as well). Luce's connection with 馴 (OC *sɢljun, “docile, tame”) is phonetically untenable.[2]

The "get used to" sense is probably a semantic shift from the "tame" sense.”

Adjective

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ယဉ် • (yany)

  1. cultured, gentle, charming, graceful
  2. tame

Verb

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ယဉ် • (yany)

  1. to get used to
  2. (of drugs or medicine) to lose strength or efficacy; to develop a resistance to drugs, antibiotics, etc.

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Descendants

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  • → Shan: ယဵၼ်ႇ (yàen)

Etymology 3

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “According to MED, related to အလျဉ် (a.lyany, “progression, flow, continuity”), with both terms bearing resemblance to Old Chinese 浪 (OC *raːŋ, *raːŋs, “wave”).”

Noun

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ယဉ် • (yany)

  1. current
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References

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  1. ^ Nishi, Y. (1999). Old Burmese: toward the history of Burmese. Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, 23(3), 659-692.
  2. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AÑ Finals (53. Tamed, Tame)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 64

Further reading

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