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 迎 (OC *ŋaŋ, “to welcome”), 逆 (OC *ŋraɡ, “to greet; to go against; to resist”) (STEDT).

Verb

ငြင်း • (ngrang:)

to refuse to obey
to refuse to accept; to decline
to argue; to dispute

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ငြင်း • (ngrang:)

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

References

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

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