မေး
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Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /mé/
- Romanization: MLCTS: me: • ALA-LC: meʺ • BGN/PCGN: me: • Okell: meì
Verb
[edit]မေး • (me:)
- to ask (request an answer)
References
[edit]- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-I and -E Finals (76. to Ask, Question)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 14
Further reading
[edit]- “မေး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Pa'o Karen
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with S'gaw Karen မဲၢ် (meẖ).
Noun
[edit]မေး (transliteration needed)
Shan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *miəᴬ (“wife”). Cognate with Thai เมีย (miia), Lao ເມຍ (mīa), Lü ᦵᦙ (me), Tai Dam ꪣꪸ, Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]မေး • (mée)
- wife.