Local Drinks

1. ၼမ်ႉ

   nam5

   Water

   Usage

   Noun for water or liquid; it also means a river or stream.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

2. ၼမ်ႉယိုဝ်ႉ

   nam5-yue5

   Tea

   Usage

   Tea as a drink; a compound listed in the dictionary.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

3. ၼဵင်ႈ

   neng3

   Tea plant, tea leaf

   Usage

   The dictionary glosses it as the tea plant and tea; Shan Wikipedia body text uses it for tea as well.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

4. ၵႃႇၽီႇ

   kaa2-phi2

   Coffee

   Usage

   Noun for coffee, a loan from English, in the dictionary spelling.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

5. ၼမ်ႉၼူမ်း

   nam5-nom4

   Milk

   Usage

   Noun for the milk of animals; ၼူမ်း alone means breast or udder.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

6. ၼမ်ႉဢွႆႈ

   nam5-awi3

   Sugar cane juice

   Usage

   The dictionary glosses it as the syrup or juice of sugar cane.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

7. ၼမ်ႉထၢၼ်

   nam5-thaan1

   Sugar palm juice

   Usage

   Juice of the sugar palm, and the molasses made from it, per the dictionary.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

8. လဝ်ႈ

   lao3

   Liquor, alcohol

   Usage

   Noun for alcoholic drink. Useful for checking a menu or declining a drink.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

9. လဝ်ႈၸႄႈ

   lao3-tsae3

   Rice liquor

   Usage

   A fermented liquor made from rice; the dictionary says it is made of rice in Burma.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

10. မေႃႈၼမ်ႉၼဵင်ႈ

    maw3-nam5-neng3

    Teapot

    Usage

    A pot for making tea or a tea kettle; listed in the dictionary.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

11. ဝၢၼ်ႇၼမ်ႉၼဵင်ႈ

    waan2-nam5-neng3

    Teacup

    Usage

    A cup for drinking tea; listed in the dictionary.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

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