အငယ်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ငယ် (ngai, “small, young”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ငယ်
• IPA^(key): /ʔəŋɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.ngai • ALA-LC: ʼaṅayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăngè • Okell: ănge

Noun

အငယ် • (a.ngai)

1. the younger, the smaller, the junior

Derived terms

• အငယ်အနှောင်း (a.ngaia.hnaung:)

 

Further reading

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