န့ၢ်
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S'gaw Karen
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Karen *neᴮ (“obtain, receive, take, get”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ဏေဝ်ႋ.
Verb
[edit]န့ၢ် • (nay̱)
- to get
- (postverbal marker) used to introduce a beneficiary
- နဖးန့ၢ်ယၤလံာ်သ့ဧါ..
- na hpänay̱yā leẹ thay ahh ah .
- Can you read a book for me?
- used after a clause to express that the subject manages to or is permitted to perform an action
- ယကွၢ်နၤတန့ၢ်ဧါ..
- ya kwa̱ nā tanay̱ahh ah .
- Can I not look at you?
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Karen [Term?].
Particle
[edit]န့ၢ် • (nay̱)
- (postverbal marker) used to indicate comparative degree