မျဉ်း

The "sleep" sense is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-nyal (“to sleep, lie down; sleepy”). Compare Tibetan ཉལ (nyal, “to lie down, sleep”), Old Chinese 瞑 (OC *meːn, *meːns, *meːŋ, “to close the eyes, sleep”), 臥 (OC *ŋʷaːls, “to lie down”), 妥 (OC *n̥ʰoːlʔ, “peaceful; to stop”), 綏 (OC *snul, “to pacify, comfort; tranquil”) (STEDT).

The "pliant", "line", and "uniform" senses are grouped with the "sleep" sense by MED, though it is unclear whether they are related, particularly the "line" and "uniform" senses. STEDT separates them, and leaves the origin of the latter three open (myâñ "weak, exhausted, dejected", "ruler, ruled line", "kind of military coat").

• IPA^(key): /mjɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: myany: • ALA-LC: myañʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: myin: • Okell: myìñ

မျဉ်း • (myany:)

1. to be pliant, be soft, be clinging
2. to droop, languish
3. to doze, sleep

မျဉ်း • (myany:)

1. ruling line
2. long narrow mark, line
3. (archaic) a uniform worn by soldiers during monarchical times

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