ညံ

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nyam • ALA-LC: ññaṃ • BGN/PCGN: nyan • Okell: nyañ

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ñaṁ "noise"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Verb

ညံ • (nyam)

  1. to be noisy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ညံ • (nyam)

  1. (archaic) to be silent
Derived terms
  • ဆိတ်ညံ (hcitnyam)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Noun

ညံ • (nyam)

  1. a type of plant known for annual growing in marshy places: Sesbania cannabina

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Noun

ညံ • (nyam)

  1. anaconda-like legendary creature

Further reading

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