ၼႃႈ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnaːᶜ (“face”). Cognate with Thai หน้า (nâa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩶ᩣ, Lao ໜ້າ (nā), Lü ᦐᦱᧉ (ṅaa²), Tai Dam ꪘ꫁ꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥲ (làa) or ᥢᥣᥲ (nàa), Ahom 𑜃𑜠 (na) or 𑜃𑜡 (nā), Zhuang naj. Compare Proto-Be *naːᴮᶜ¹, whence Lingao na³.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː˧˧˨/
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ၼႃႈ • (nāa)

1. (anatomy) face

Adverb

ၼႃႈ • (nāa) (abstract noun တၢင်းၼႃႈ)

1. before; about to

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.