နာ
See also: န, နား, and နှာ
Burmese
FWOTD – 15 January 2016
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-(n/t) (“sick; evil spirit”). Cognate with Mizo nâ, nat (“ill, sick; illness”), Tibetan ན (na, “ill, sick”), Sichuan Yi ꆅ (na, “hurt, pain, sore; illness”), Lisu ꓠꓻ (nɑ, “sore, sick, ill”), and Chinese 難 (nán, “bad, unpleasant”). Doublet of နတ် (nat, “nat spirit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nà/
- Romanization: MLCTS: na • ALA-LC: nā • BGN/PCGN: na • Okell: na
Verb
နာ • (na)
- to be in pain, be hurt
- to be ill (in poor health, suffering from a disease)
References
- “နာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- nā (Latin script)
- 𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ना (Devanagari script)
- না (Bengali script)
- නා (Sinhalese script)
- ၼႃ (Burmese script)
- นา (Thai script)
- ᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ນາ (Lao script)
- នា (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)
Pronoun
နာ f
- Burmese script form of nā (“that”)
Declension
Declension table of "နာ" (feminine)
Case \\ Number | Singular |
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Accusative (second) | နံ (naṃ) |