ဦးနှောက်

Burmese

Etymology

From ဦး (u:) +‎ နှောက် (hnauk); the latter from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nəw-k (“brain”). Cognate with Chinese 腦 and Jingpho nu'.

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: အုန်းနှောက်

IPA^(key): /ʔóʊɴn̥aʊʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: u:hnauk • ALA-LC: ū″nhok‘ • BGN/PCGN: on:hnauk • Okell: oùñhnauʔ

Noun

ဦးနှောက် • (u:hnauk)

(anatomy) brain

References

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

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