မည်

Burmese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

မည် • (many)

1. how

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

မည် • (many)

1. to be called

Related terms

• မှည့် (hmany., verb)
• အမည် (a.many, noun)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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

Particle

မည် • (many)

1. (literary) Alternative form of မယ် (mai) (future tense marker)

Usage notes

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

• မယ် (mai) (informal, colloquial)

Further reading

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

Old Mon

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

Etymology

From Pali ရာမည (rāmañña).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo̤n/

• Audio (New Mon):

  (file)

Proper noun

မည် (mon)

1. Mon.

   ဘာသာမည် ― Mon language

   ဂကူမည် ― Mon people

Descendants

• → Thai: มอญ (mɔɔn)