အားနာ

See also: အန်

Burmese

Etymology

အား (a:, “strength”) +‎ နာ (na, “to hurt”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔánà/

Romanization: MLCTS: a:na • ALA-LC: ʼāʺnā • BGN/PCGN: a:na • Okell: àna

Verb

အားနာ • (a:na)

to not want to disturb or inconvenience another person; to fear that someone would feel uneasy because of one's request or action
to be embarrassed by feelings of respect or delicacy; to be restrained by fear of offending

Derived terms

အားနာပါးနာ (a:napa:na)
အားနာမှု (a:nahmu.)

Descendants

→ Jingpho: ăna
→ Shan: ဢႃးၼႃႇ (ʼáa nàa)

References

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

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