ဝိညာဉ်
Burmese
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali viññāṇa, cognate with Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဝိန်ညင်
- IPA(key): /wèɪɴɲɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: wi.nyany • ALA-LC: viññāñʻ • BGN/PCGN: weinnyin • Okell: weiñnyiñ
Noun
ဝိညာဉ် • (wi.nyany)
- consciousness
- (Buddhism) spirit; soul
Descendants
- → Shan: ဝီႉၺဵၼ်ႇ (wḭ̂i nyàen)
References
- “ဝိညာဉ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.