အမယ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mow (“mother, woman”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'မယ်
• IPA^(key): /ʔəmɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.mai • ALA-LC: ʼamayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ămè • Okell: ăme

Noun

အမယ် • (a.mai)

1. mother
2. woman

Pronoun

အမယ် • (a.mai)

1. pronoun used to address a woman

Interjection

အမယ် • (a.mai)

1. exclamation of surprise, fear or pain

See also

• အမေ (a.me)
• အမိ (a.mi.)

Further reading

• “အမယ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 82.
• “အမယ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.