ငြင်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ngrang: • ALA-LC: ṅraṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: nyin: • Okell: nyìñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋra-k/ŋ (to meet; to encounter); cognate with Chinese (OC *ŋaŋ, “to welcome”), (OC *ŋraɡ, “to greet; to go against; to resist”) (STEDT).

Verb

ငြင်း • (ngrang:)

  1. to refuse to obey
  2. to refuse to accept; to decline (an offer)
  3. to argue; to dispute
Derived terms
  • ငြင်းကွယ် (ngrang:kwai)
  • ငြင်းချက် (ngrang:hkyak)
  • ငြင်းခုံ (ngrang:hkum)
  • ငြင်းဆန် (ngrang:hcan)
  • ငြင်းဆို (ngrang:hcui)
  • ငြင်းပယ် (ngrang:pai)

Etymology 2

Noun

ငြင်း • (ngrang:)

  1. a kind of wind instrument (clarification of this definition is needed)

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