အငှား

Burmese

Alternative forms

• အငှါး (a.hnga:)

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ငှား (hnga:, “to borrow; to loan”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ငှား
• IPA^(key): /ʔəŋ̊á/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hnga: • ALA-LC: ʼaṅhāʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăhnga: • Okell: ăhngà

Noun

အငှား • (a.hnga:)

1. something borrowed or hired
2. hired land

Derived terms

• အငှားချ (a.hnga:hkya.)
• အငှားယာဉ် (a.hnga:yany)
• အငှားလိုက် (a.hnga:luik)
• အငှါးကား (a.hnga:ka:)

 

Further reading

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