ယဉ်ကျေးမှု

Burmese

Etymology

ယဉ်ကျေး (yanykye:, “civilized”) +‎ -မှု (-hmu., “nominal suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪ̀ɴt͡ɕém̥ṵ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: yanykye:hmu. • ALA-LC: yañʻkyeʺmhu • BGN/PCGN: yinkye:hmu. • Okell: yiñceìhmú

Noun

ယဉ်ကျေးမှု • (yanykye:hmu.)

1. politeness
2. civilization
3. culture

Further reading

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