အလှမယ်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ လှ (hla., “beautiful”) +‎ မယ် (mai, “maiden”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'လှမယ်
• IPA^(key): /ʔəl̥a̰mɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hla.mai • ALA-LC: ʼalhamayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhla.mè • Okell: ăhláme

Noun

အလှမယ် • (a.hla.mai)

1. beauty queen

References

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