ယင်ကောင်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b-(r/j)aŋ (“fly, bee”). Compare Tibetan སྦྲང་བུ (sbrang bu, “bee”) and Old Chinese 蠅 (OC *b·lɯŋ).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ယင်ဂေါင်

IPA^(key): /jɪ̀ɴɡàʊɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: yangkaung • ALA-LC: yaṅ‘koṅ‘ • BGN/PCGN: yin-gaung • Okell: yiñkauñ

Noun

ယင်ကောင် • (yangkaung)

fly (insect)

References

“ယင်ကောင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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