အမယ်
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mow (“mother, woman”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Phonetic respelling: အ'မယ်
- IPA(key): /ʔəmɛ̀/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.mai • ALA-LC: ʼamayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ămè • Okell: ăme
Noun[edit]
အမယ် • (a.mai)
Pronoun[edit]
အမယ် • (a.mai)
- pronoun used to address a woman
Interjection[edit]
အမယ် • (a.mai)
- exclamation of surprise, fear or pain
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “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.