Burmese

Noun

နေ • ‎(ne) (Romanization: MLCTS: ne • ALA-LC: ne • BGN/PCGN: ne • Okell: nei)

1. sun

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-na-s ‎(“to stay, to live, to dwell, to be”).

Verb

နေ • ‎(ne) (Romanization: MLCTS: ne • ALA-LC: ne • BGN/PCGN: ne • Okell: nei)

1. to stay
2. to live, dwell

Particle

နေ • ‎(ne) (Romanization: MLCTS: ne • ALA-LC: ne • BGN/PCGN: ne • Okell: nei)

1. suffixed to a verb to denote a continuing process (progressive aspect)

   ဘာ လုပ်နေသလဲ။‎

   bha lupnesa.lai:||

   What are you doing?

References

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