ယဵၼ်ႇ

Shan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jen˩/
  • Rhymes: -en

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Burmese ယာဉ် (yany), from Pali yāna.

Noun

ယဵၼ်ႇ • (yàen)

  1. carriage; vehicle.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Burmese ယဉ် (yany).

Adjective

ယဵၼ်ႇ • (yàen) (abstract noun တၢင်းယဵၼ်ႇ)

  1. civilized; polite.
  2. tame; docile.

Etymology 3

Cognate with Thai เอียน (iian) or เอี่ยน (ìian) or เหยี่ยน, Northern Thai ᩋ᩠ᨿ᩵ᩁ or ᩀ᩠ᨿ᩵ᩁ, Isan เอียน, Lao ອ່ຽນ (ʼīan), Lü ᦵᦊᧃᧈ (ẏen¹), Tai Nüa ᥕᥥᥢᥱ (yěn), Thavung เยียน.

Noun

ယဵၼ်ႇ • (yàen)

  1. (ပႃ~) eel.

References
  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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