နမ်း

See also: နှမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-nam (“to smell”). Cognate with Jingpho nam (“to smell”), Chepang नाम्‍ह्‌सा (“to sniff”). Related to နံ (nam, “stink”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /náɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: nam: • ALA-LC: namʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: nan: • Okell: nàñ
Homophone: နန်း (nan:)

Verb

နမ်း • (nam:)

to smell (to sense with the nose)
to kiss (to touch with the lips)

References

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

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