ငါ

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa (I, me). Doublet of (wa.) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nga • ALA-LC: ṅā • BGN/PCGN: nga • Okell: nga

Pronoun

ငါ • (nga)

  1. (familiar, informal) I, me

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Burmese personal pronouns
Burmese Person Level of
speech
Remarks
ငါ (nga) First Informal used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
ကျွန်တော် (kywantau) First Formal used by males
ကျွန်မ (kywanma.) First Formal used by females
ကျွန်ုပ် (kywanup) First Informal
ကျုပ် (kyup) First Informal
နင် (nang) Second Informal used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
မင်း (mang:) Second Informal used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
ညည်း (nyany:) Second Informal used by females when addressing another female of same age or one younger
တော် (tau) Second Informal used by females
ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:) Second Formal used by males
ရှင် (hrang) Second Formal used by females
သင် (sang), အသင် (a.sang) Second Formal
သူ (su) Third
သင်း (sang:) Third
ချင်း (hkyang:) Third

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