ꯌꯦꯟ
yen
The Manipuri word for chicken is ꯌꯦꯟ (yen).
ꯌꯦꯟ is used to refer to a chicken as a bird.
Meaning: bird (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is yen.
Did you know?
- In Manipuri, many terms for domestic animals change depending on whether you are talking about the living animal or the meat being eaten.
- The term ꯌꯦꯟ belongs to a linguistic group that shares roots with other Tibeto-Burman languages, meaning the word for 'chicken' may sound similar in some neighboring ethnic dialects of Northeast India.
- Using the term for 'chicken' in a metaphorical sense to describe a person is not a common idiom in Manipuri as it is in English.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about animals in the backyard.
- ꯈꯣꯏꯕꯥ Khoibaꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ, ꯌꯦꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯖꯩꯅꯤ꯫Thojana, yen adu njeni.Thojana, that chicken is yours.
- ꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ Thojaniꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯌꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫Eigi yen natte.It is not my chicken.
- ꯈꯣꯏꯕꯥ Khoibaꯑꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯤ꯫Ada kaina lairi.It is staying over there.
- ꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ Thojaniꯈꯧꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯤ꯫Khauna yen adu lairi.The chicken is staying nearby.
