Where does “နန်းကြီး” come from?
နန်းကြီး (Burmese) comes from Burmese နန်း, from Shan ၼၢင်း, from Old Chinese 娘.
နန်းကြီး (Burmese): thick rice noodles
Definitions
- thick rice noodles
Ancestry of “နန်းကြီး”, step by step
နန်းကြီး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese နန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နန်း | palace; thin thread of gold or other metal;... |
| 2 | Shan | ၼၢင်း | she, he |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 娘 | — |
via Burmese ကြီး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကြီး | big; large; great (in magnitude); high (in degree) |