မႃႉၼမ်ႉ

Shan

Etymology

မႃႉ (mâ̰a, “horse”) +‎ ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m, “water”). Probably calque from Chinese 河馬／河马 (hémǎ). Compare Burmese ရေမြင်း (re-mrang:).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maː˦˨ˀ.nam˦˨ˀ/
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

မႃႉၼမ်ႉ • (mâ̰a nâ̰m) (classifier တူဝ်)

  1. hippopotamus
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