ဝမ်းသာ

Burmese

Etymology

ဝမ်း (wam:, “belly, womb”) +‎ သာ (sa, “clear, pleasant”), literally “pleasant belly”.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respellings: ဝမ်းသာ, ဝ/မ်းသာ
• IPA^(key): /wʊ́ɴθà/, /wáɴθà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: wam:sa • ALA-LC: vamʻʺsā • BGN/PCGN: wun:tha/wan:tha • Okell: wùñtha/wàñtha

Verb

ဝမ်းသာ • (wam:sa)

1. to be glad, to be happy, to rejoice

Derived terms

• တွေ့ရတာ ဝမ်းသာပါတယ် (twe.ra.ta wam:sapatai)

References

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