ညနေ

Burmese

Etymology

ည (nya., “night”) +‎ နေ (ne, “sun”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɲa̰nè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nya.ne • ALA-LC: ññane • BGN/PCGN: nya.ne • Okell: nyánei

Noun

ညနေ • (nya.ne)

  1. late afternoon, evening (after about 4 p.m.)

See also
  • နေ့လည် (ne.lany, “early afternoon”) (from noon to 2 p.m.)
  • မွန်းလွဲ (mwan:lwai:) (from noon to sunset)

References
  • “ညနေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “ညနေ” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.
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