ၼဝ်ႈ

See also: နွံ, ၼိဝ်ႉ, ၼိူဝ်, ၼိူဝ်ႉ, ၼူဝ်, ၼဵဝ်, ၼွႆႉ, ၼႂ်, ၼႂ်း, ꩫိူဝ်ႇ, and ꩫႂ်း

Shan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *nawᴮ², from Proto-Tai *nawᴮ. Cognate with Thai เน่า (nâo), Northern Thai ᨶᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ, Lao ເນົ່າ (nao), Lü ᦓᧁᧈ (naw¹), Ahom 𑜃𑜧 (naw) or 𑜃𑜧𑜈𑜫 (naww), Zhuang naeuh, Saek เหน้า.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naw˧˧˨/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aw

Verb

ၼဝ်ႈ • (nāo) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၼဝ်ႈ)

  1. be putrid, rotten
    ၼမ်ႉမဵၼ်ၼဝ်ႈ
    nâ̰m mǎennāo
    The water stinks.
    မီးဢၢႆမဵၼ်တူႇမဵၼ်ၼဝ်ႈၵႃႈၼႂ်းဝဵင်း
    míi ʼǎai mǎen tùu mǎennāokāa náue wáeng
    There was a stinking, putrid smell in the city.

Derived terms

References

  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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