နာ

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See also: , နား, and နှာ

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-(n/t) (sick; evil spirit). Cognate with Mizo , nat (ill, sick; illness), Tibetan (na, ill, sick), Nuosu (na, hurt, pain, sore; illness), Lisu ꓠꓻ (, sore, sick, ill), and Chinese (nán, bad, unpleasant). Doublet of နတ် (nat, nat spirit).

Verb

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နာ (na)

  1. to be in pain, be hurt
  2. to be ill (in poor health, suffering from a disease)
  3. to suffer a loss
  4. to feel deeply hurt or bitter (from an insult suffered)
  5. to be thorough
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g-na (ear; to hear) (STEDT). Doublet of နား (na:, ear).

Verb

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နာ (na)

  1. to listen
  2. to obey an order; listen to advice
  3. to listen to a sermon
  4. to investigate
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga).

Noun

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နာ (na)

  1. (alchemy) lead (metal)

Further reading

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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နာ f

  1. Burmese script form of (“that”)

Declension

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