ဝိညာဉ်

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

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