အနှစ်

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Burmese

Etymology

From အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) + an element နှစ် (hnac, kernel, core, heart) (different from all senses listed on the page for နှစ် (hnac)), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/k-nik (heart, mind), and cognate with Tibetan སྙིང (snying, heart), Old Chinese (OC *njin, “kindness”) (STEDT), and additionally, (OC *qʰjin, “body, self”) (Hill (2019), p. 217).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'နှစ်
  • IPA(key): /ʔən̥ɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hnac • ALA-LC: ʼanhacʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhnit • Okell: ăhniʔ

Noun

အနှစ် (a.hnac)

  1. heartwood; duramen
  2. yolk (of an egg)
  3. substance; essence; import
  4. thick liquid or sauce, gravy

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