နှာ

See also: န, နား, and နာ

Burmese

နှာ (hna)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-na ~ s-naːr. Cognate with Tibetan སྣ (sna, “nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̥à/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hna • ALA-LC: nhā • BGN/PCGN: hna • Okell: hna

Noun

နှာ • (hna)

1. nose
2. errhine, snuff

Synonyms

• (nose): နှာခေါင်း (hnahkaung:)

Related terms

• နှပ် (hnap, “snot”)