နမ်း

See also: နှမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-nam (“to smell”). Cognate with Jingpho nam (“to smell”), Chepang नाम्‍ह्‌सा (“to sniff”). Related to နံ (nam, “stink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /náɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: nam: • ALA-LC: namʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: nan: • Okell: nàñ
• Homophone: နန်း (nan:)

Verb

နမ်း • (nam:)

1. to smell (to sense with the nose)
2. to kiss (to touch with the lips)

References

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