ညှစ်

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔnyit. Outside of Lolo-Burmese, the verb root is only found in Proto-Naish *nji (“to twist, wring”).

• IPA^(key): /ɲ̊ɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hnyac • ALA-LC: ññhacʻ • BGN/PCGN: hnyit • Okell: hnyiʔ

ညှစ် • (hnyac)

1. to squeeze
2. to milk (cow)
3. to blow one's nose
4. to wring (clothes)
5. to throttle (neck)
6. (figuratively) to extort (money)

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