အင်္ကျီရှည်
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Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]အင်္ကျီ (angkyi, “clothes”) + ရှည် (hrany, “long”), from the Burmese association of Hokkien settlers with the merchant trade. Conversely, the Cantonese were associated with artisanship and manual work, hence the name အင်္ကျီတို (angkyitui).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respelling: အိန်းဂျီရှေ
- IPA(key): /ʔéɪɴd͡ʑìʃè/
- Romanization: MLCTS: angkyihrany • ALA-LC: ʼaṅʻkyīrhaññʻ • BGN/PCGN: ein:gyishe • Okell: eìñjihyei
Proper noun
[edit]အင်္ကျီရှည် • (angkyihrany)
Synonyms
[edit]- လက်ရှည် (lakhrany)