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နန်း

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  • IPA(key): /náɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nan: • ALA-LC: nanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: nan: • Okell: nàñ
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (nân "royal palace"). Luce tentatively suggests a comparison with Old Chinese 殿 (OC *tɯːns, *dɯːns, “palace; rear”) as a potential cognate.[1] The semantics are an exact match, though the phonetics don't quite align - more research into ancient phonology and morphology would be needed to verify or disprove the comparison, especially if the "rear" meaning for the Chinese isn't related.”

နန်း (nan:)

  1. palace
    နန်းတော်nan:tauroyal palace
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Could this be a loanword? That said, it doesn't seem like any of the neighboring national languages have a similar word.”

နန်း (nan:)

  1. filigree; thin thread of gold or other metal

Borrowed from Shan ၼၢင်း (náang). Cognate with Modern Khmer នាង (niəng), ᦓᦱᧂ (naang), Tai Nüa ᥢᥣᥒᥰ (näang), Vietnamese nàng, Thai นาง (naang).

နန်း (nan:)

  1. (honorific) a title used by Shan women
  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AN Finals (18. Palace; Throne; Shrine)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 52