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Burmese
Etymology
ညီ (nyi, “younger brother”) + -မ (-ma., “female”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲìma̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: nyima. • ALA-LC: ññīma • BGN/PCGN: nyima. • Okell: nyimá
Noun
ညီမ • (nyima.)
- younger sister (of a female)
Usage notes
The term has largely displaced နှမ (hna.ma.), which in pre-colonial times referenced the younger sister of a male.
Coordinate terms
- ညီ (nyi, “younger brother”)
- အစ်ကို (ackui, “elder brother”)
- အစ်မ (acma., “elder sister”)
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