နမ်း

See also: နှမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mnam (to smell). Cognate with Jingpho nam (to smell), Chepang नाम्‍ह्‌सा (to sniff). Related to နံ (nam, stink).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /náɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nam: • ALA-LC: namʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: nan: • Okell: nàñ
  • Homophone: နန်း (nan:)

Verb

နမ်း • (nam:)

  1. to smell (to sense with the nose)
  2. to caress with the nostrils
  3. to kiss (to touch with the lips)

Derived terms

  • နမ်းထုပ် (nam:htup)
  • နမ်းရှုပ် (nam:hrup)
  • ရေနမ်းကြောင်း (renam:kraung:)

Further reading