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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
STEDT doesn't give an etymology for the word (nac "sink into, be immersed"), while Luce compares Old Chinese 涅 (OC *niːɡ, “black mud”),[1] and Schuessler 溺 (OC *njewɢ, *neːwɢ, “to drown, submerge”).
Verb
Burmese verb set
| Base
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နစ် (nac)
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| Causative | နှစ် (hnac) |
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နစ် • (nac)
- to sink
- to drown
- (archaic) to embed
- to retreat; to back out
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English nib.
Noun
နစ် • (nac)
- nib (of a pen)
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AC Finals (14. to Go back; Sink; Sediment)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 58
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