မည်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Old Mon မည်”

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respelling: မျီ
  • IPA(key): /mjì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: many • ALA-LC: maññʻ • BGN/PCGN: myi • Okell: myi

Adverb[edit]

မည် • (many)

  1. how

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with Garo বিমুং (bimuŋ, “name”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respelling: မျီ
  • IPA(key): /mjì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: many • ALA-LC: maññʻ • BGN/PCGN: myi • Okell: myi

Verb[edit]

မည် • (many)

  1. to be called
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respellings: မျီ, မယ်
  • IPA(key): /mjì/, /mɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: many • ALA-LC: maññʻ • BGN/PCGN: myi/mè • Okell: myi/me

Particle[edit]

မည် • (many)

  1. (literary) Alternative form of မယ် (mai) (future tense marker)
Usage notes[edit]

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Benedict, Paul K. (1972) Sino-Tibetan: A Conspectus‎[1], London: Cambridge University Press, page 31

Further reading[edit]

Old Mon[edit]

ကွာန်မည် နခန်သဝါန် (kwānman nakhansawān)
บ้านมอญ นครสวรรค์ (“Mon village, Nakhon Sawan.”)

Etymology[edit]

From Pali ရာမည (rāmañña).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mo̤n/
  • Audio(New Mon)(file)

Proper noun[edit]

မည် (mon)

  1. Mon.
    ဘာသာမည်
    Mon language
    ဂကူမည်
    Mon people

Descendants[edit]

  • → Thai: มอญ (mɔɔn)
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