ညစ်ညမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

From ညစ် (nyac, “to be dirty”) + a second syllable ညမ်း (nyam:) which may be a reduplicative of the first syllable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɪʔɲáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nyacnyam: • ALA-LC: ññacʻññamʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: nyitnyan: • Okell: nyiʔnyàñ

Verb

ညစ်ညမ်း • (nyacnyam:)

  1. to be dirty
  2. to pollute
  3. to be obscene or vile

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Further reading

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