မႄႈၼမ်ႉ

Shan

Etymology

From မႄႈ (māae) +‎ ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m, “water”). Cognate with Thai แม่น้ำ (mɛ̂ɛ-náam), Lao ແມ່ນ້ຳ (mǣ nam), Lü ᦶᦙᧈᦓᧄᧉ (mae¹nam²).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛː˧˧˨.nam˦˨ˀ/
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

မႄႈၼမ်ႉ • (māae nâ̰m)

  1. river

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