အားနာ

See also: အန်

Burmese

Etymology

အား (a:, “strength”) +‎ နာ (na, “to hurt”), literally “to (have one's) strength hurt”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔánà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a:na • ALA-LC: ʼāʺnā • BGN/PCGN: a:na • Okell: àna

Verb

အားနာ • (a:na)

1. to not want to disturb or inconvenience another person; to fear that someone would feel uneasy because of one's request or action
2. to be embarrassed by feelings of respect or delicacy; to be restrained by fear of offending

Derived terms

• အားနာပါးနာ (a:napa:na)
• အားနာမှု (a:nahmu.)

 

Descendants

• → Jingpho: ăna
• → Shan: ဢႃးၼႃႇ (ʼáa nàa)

Further reading

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