နွား

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See also: , နာ, and နား

Burmese

နွား

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese နေား (no:), ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋwa (cattle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nwá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nwa: • ALA-LC: nvāʺ • BGN/PCGN: nwa: • Okell: nwà
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Noun

နွား (nwa:) (classifier ကောင် or ရှဉ်း)

  1. cow
  2. bull, ox
  3. cleat supporting the wall plate of a frame house

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Further reading

  • နွား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.