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Burmese
Etymology
ငါး (nga:, “fish”) + a component မန်း (man:), of unclear interpretation and origin. MED connects မန်း (man:) to the "recite mantra" sense, which is semantically unconvincing, while STEDT and Luce 1981 do not mention this term. Note, however, similarities to Old Chinese 鰻 (OC *moːn, *mons, “eel”) (though the Burmese word for "eel", ငါးရှဉ့် (nga:hrany.), is unrelated to the Chinese).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ငါး'မန်း
- IPA(key): /ŋəmáɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: nga:man: • ALA-LC: ṅāʺmanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ngăman: • Okell: ngămàñ
Noun
ငါးမန်း • (nga:man:) (classifier ကောင်)
- shark (fish)
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