ယင်
Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b-(r/j)aŋ (“fly, bee”). Compare Tibetan སྦྲང་བུ (sbrang bu, “bee”) and Old Chinese 蠅 (OC *b·lɯŋ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: yang • ALA-LC: yaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: yin • Okell: yiñ
Noun
ယင် • (yang) (classifier ကောင်)
- fly (insect)
Synonyms
- ယင်ကောင် (yangkaung)
References
- “ယင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.