အားနာ

See also: အန်

Burmese

Etymology

အား (a:, “strength”) +‎ နာ (na, “to hurt”), literally “to (have one's) strength hurt”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔánà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a:na • ALA-LC: ʼāʺnā • BGN/PCGN: a:na • Okell: àna

Verb

အားနာ • (a:na)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Further reading

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