ယဉ်
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: yany • ALA-LC: yañ‘ • BGN/PCGN: yin • Okell: yiñ
Etymology 1
From Old Burmese ယန် (yan)
Adjective
ယဉ် • (yany)
- cultured; gentle; charming; graceful
- tame
Derived terms
- ယဉ်ကျေး (yanykye:)
- ယဉ်စစ (yanyca.ca.)
- ယဉ်ပါး (yanypa:)
Noun
ယဉ် • (yany)
- current
Verb
ယဉ် • (yany)
- to get used to
Derived terms
- ဆောင်းယဉ်စွန်းချိန် (hcaung:yanycwan:hkyin)
- ဆေးယဉ် (hce:yany)
- နားယဉ် (na:yany)
Verb
ယဉ် • (yany)
- (of drugs or medicine) to lose strength or efficacy
- to develop a resistance to drugs, antibiotics, etc.
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra)
Adjective
ယဉ် • (yany)
- (rare) loom
References
- Nishi, Y. (1999). Old Burmese: toward the history of Burmese. Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, 23(3), 659-692.