ညီမ

Burmese

Etymology

ညီ (nyi, “younger brother”) +‎ -မ (-ma., “female”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲìma̰/

Romanization: MLCTS: nyima. • ALA-LC: ññīma • BGN/PCGN: nyima. • Okell: nyimá

Noun

ညီမ • (nyima.)

younger sister (of a female)

Coordinate terms

ညီ (nyi, “younger brother”)
အစ်ကို (ackui, “elder brother”)
အစ်မ (acma., “elder sister”)

Usage notes

The term has largely displaced နှမ (hna.ma.), which in pre-colonial times referenced the younger sister of a male.

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