မြေ

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Burmese မ္လိယ် (mliy), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *mliy[1] (cf. Chinese (shì)).[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

မြေ (mre)

  1. earth (soil; classical element)
  2. land (ground that is suitable for farming)
    မြေ နှစ်ဧကmre hnaceka.two acres of land

Derived terms[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Benedict, Paul K. (1972) Sino-Tibetan: A Conspectus[1], London: Cambridge University Press, page 44
  2. ^ Schuessler, Axel (2007) ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese[2], Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, pages 210, 466
  • မြေ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 792.