နည်း

See also: နယ် and နဲ့

Burmese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: နယ်း;နဲ
• IPA^(key): /nɛ́; nɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: nany: • ALA-LC: naññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: nè:; nè: • Okell: nè; nè
• Homophone: နဲ (nai:)

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Adjective

နည်း • (nany:)

1. little
2. few

Derived terms

• အားနည်း (a:nany:)
• နည်းနည်း (nany:nany:)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *niŋ (“way, method, custom”). Alternatively from Pali naya. In the latter case, would be a Doublet of နယ (na.ya.).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: နီး
• IPA^(key): /ní/
• Romanization: MLCTS: nany: • ALA-LC: naññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ni: • Okell: nì

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Noun

နည်း • (nany:)

1. way; system; method

References

• “နည်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.