အမယ်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mow (“mother, woman”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'မယ်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəmɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.mai • ALA-LC: ʼamayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ămè • Okell: ăme

Noun[edit]

အမယ် • (a.mai)

  1. mother
  2. woman

Pronoun[edit]

အမယ် • (a.mai)

  1. pronoun used to address a woman

Interjection[edit]

အမယ် • (a.mai)

  1. exclamation of surprise, fear or pain

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “အမယ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 82.
  • “အမယ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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