ဝိညာဉ်

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Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali viññāṇa, cognate with Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဝိန်ညင်
  • IPA(key): /wèɪɴɲɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: wi.nyany • ALA-LC: viññāñʻ • BGN/PCGN: weinnyin • Okell: weiñnyiñ

Noun

ဝိညာဉ် (wi.nyany)

  1. spirit, soul.
  2. (Buddhism) consciousness;one of the five khandhas.

Descendants

  • Shan: ဝီႉၺဵၼ်ႇ (wḭ̂i nyàen)

References