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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-(n/t) (“sick; evil spirit”). Cognate with Mizo nâ, nat (“ill, sick; illness”), Tibetan ན (na, “ill, sick”), Nuosu ꆅ (na, “hurt, pain, sore; illness”), Lisu ꓠꓻ (nɑ, “sore, sick, ill”), and Chinese 難 / 难 (nán, “bad, unpleasant”). Doublet of နတ် (nat, “nat spirit”).
Verb
နာ • (na)
- to be in pain, be hurt
- to be ill (in poor health, suffering from a disease)
- to suffer a loss
- to feel deeply hurt or bitter (from an insult suffered)
- to be thorough
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g-na (“ear; to hear”) (STEDT). Doublet of နား (na:, “ear”).
Verb
နာ • (na)
- to listen
- to obey an order; listen to advice
- to listen to a sermon
- to investigate
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga).
Noun
နာ • (na)
- (alchemy) lead (metal)
Further reading
Pali
Alternative scripts
- nā (Latin script)
- 𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ना (Devanagari script)
- না (Bengali script)
- නා (Sinhalese script)
- ၼႃ (Burmese script)
- นา (Thai script)
- ᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ນາ (Lao script)
- នា (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)
Pronoun
နာ f
- Burmese script form of nā (“that”)
Declension
Declension table of "နာ" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular |
|---|
| Accusative (second) | နံ (naṃ) |