မွှေး

See also: မေ, မေ့, and မေး

Burmese

Etymology

From Old Burmese မွှုယ်း (mhuy), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-mu(j/r) (“smell; fragrant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m̥wé/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hmwe: • ALA-LC: mvheʺ • BGN/PCGN: hmwe: • Okell: hmweì

Adjective

မွှေး • (hmwe:)

1. fragrant

References

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