နှဲ

• IPA^(key): /n̥ɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hnai: • ALA-LC: nhai • BGN/PCGN: hnè: • Okell: hnè

နှဲ • (hnai:)

1. (music) a traditional Burmese double reed woodwind akin to an oboe

The "knead" sense is from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m/s-naːy (“to twist, knead, soften”), while the "sticky" sense is from the related Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s/ʔ-n(w)ay (“cohesive, sticky, elastic”). Compare Jingpho mə nai (“to twist”), Akha nɛ̀ (“tough, chewy”) (STEDT). Note also vague similarities to Old Chinese 粘 (OC *nem, “sticky”).

နှဲ • (hnai:)

1. to knead

နှဲ • (hnai:)

1. sticky

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