အညာ

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ညာ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəɲà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.nya • ALA-LC: ʼaññā • BGN/PCGN: ănya • Okell: ănya

Etymology 1

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ညာ (nya, “to lie, deceive”).

Noun

အညာ • (a.nya)

  1. deception, wile, guile
  2. imitation, bogus article
Derived terms
  • အညာမိ (a.nyami.)
  • အညာအလှိုင်း (a.nyaa.hluing:)
  • အလိမ်အညာ (a.lim-a.nya)

Etymology 2

Noun

အညာ • (a.nya)

  1. upriver, upcountry (region adjoining the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy river)
  2. upwind side
Derived terms

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