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)

spirit, soul.
(Buddhism) consciousness;one of the five khandhas.

Descendants

→ Shan: ဝီႉၺဵၼ်ႇ (wḭ̂i nyàen)

References

“ဝိညာဉ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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