နာ်

Mon

Etymology

From Pali naga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nac/

Noun

နာ် (nāk)

  1. dragon serpent mythical serpent possessing superhuman powers Naga.

S'gaw Karen

Etymology 1

Cognate with Eastern Pwo ဍင်ဏး (dàɴ ná), Western Pwo ဒၩ့နၬ.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Borrowed from Mon ?”)

Noun

နာ် • (nạ)

  1. basket, rice basket
  • ကု (ku, basket)
  • ဃၤ (, basket)
  • သကွီၣ် (tha kwaẁ, basket)
  • သိၣ်ဃၤ (thoh̀ xā, basket)
  • သုး (thü, fowl basket)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Eastern Pwo ဏယ် (nɛ̀), Western Pwo နဲၩ.

Verb

နာ် • (nạ)

  1. to believe