နံနက်

Burmese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a component နံ (nam) of unclear interpretation and origin (some suggest "planet") + a component နက် (nak) from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔ-nakᴸ ~ m-nak (“early morning”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-na(k/p) (“idem”), whence also Jingpho mənàp (“idem”) (STEDT). Said Sino-Tibetan root may be related to *nək (“black”) (whence နက် (nak, “black, deep, dense”)), as the early morning is often dark.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nàɴnɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: namnak • ALA-LC: naṃnakʻ • BGN/PCGN: nannet • Okell: nañneʔ

Noun

နံနက် • (namnak)

  1. (formal) morning

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See also

times of dayedit

Further reading

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