အင်း

See also: အောင်

Burmese
အင်း (ang:)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ang: • ALA-LC: ʼaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: in: • Okell: ìñ

Etymology 1

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Mon အၚ်, Thai แอ่ง (ɛ̀ng).[1]

Noun

အင်း • (ang:)

  1. lake
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Korean 응 (eung, “yes”).

Interjection

အင်း • (ang:)

  1. (informal) yes, uh-huh
  2. sigh of resignation
Synonyms
Derived terms

References
  1. Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *Ɂamᴮ. Cognate with S'gaw Karen အီၣ် (ʼaẁ), Pa'o Karen အံႏ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɑ̆ɔ̃⁵⁵~ʔɒ̃⁵⁵/

Verb

အင်း (ʔáɴ)

  1. to eat
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