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Where does “ငါး” come from?

ငါး (Burmese) comes from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ.

ငါး (Burmese): five; fish

Definitions

  1. five; fish

Ancestry of “ငါး”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sino-Tibetan*l-ŋaʔ—

Words derived from “ငါး”

  • ngapi
  • ข้าวคลุกกะปิ
  • ควักกะปิ
  • กะปิ
  • ငါးပိ
  • ກະປິ
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