ငန်း

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Burmese

ငန်း

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ngan: • ALA-LC: ṅanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ngan: • Okell: ngàñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-n (“goose”); compare Cantonese 雁 (ngaan6, “wild goose”) and Tibetan ངང་པ (ngang pa, “goose, wild goose, duck, swan”) (STEDT).

Noun

ငန်း • (ngan:) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. goose (grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)
  2. swan (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus)
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Etymology 2

STEDT gives no etymology (ə-ŋân "allotment, quota"). Possibly an areal word and cognate with Thai งาน (ngaan) and Shan ငၢၼ်း (ngáan).

Noun

ငန်း • (ngan:)

  1. allotted duty, work allotment
  2. allotted work area
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Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ŋân "serpent; venomous influence"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Noun

ငန်း • (ngan:)

  1. general name given to certain species of poisonous snakes
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Etymology 4

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Luce 1981, and maybe not given etymology by STEDT (ŋân "serpent; venomous influence"), if the "venomous influence" sense is the one mentioned here.”

Noun

ငန်း • (ngan:)

  1. delirium accompanying certain kinds of fever
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