ဇာဂနာ

Burmese

Alternative forms

  • ဇာဂဏာ (jaga.na)

Etymology

Unclear. According to MED, borrowed from a Hindi झागना (jhāgnā), though the existence of such a word appears apocryphal. Judson implies instead a spelling of जागणा (jāgṇā), though such a word does not seem to exist either. The closest-sounding attested word, जागना (jāgnā, “to wake up”), is semantically very distant.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဇာဂ'နာ
  • IPA(key): /zàɡənà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: jaga.na • ALA-LC: jāganā • BGN/PCGN: zagăna • Okell: zagăna

Noun

ဇာဂနာ • (jaga.na)

  1. tweezers

Further reading

  • “ဇာဂနာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “ဇာဂဏာ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 426.
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