အမျိုးမျိုး

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Partially reduplicative compound from အမျိုး (a.myui:) +‎ မျိုး (myui:). For a semantic parallel (albeit from a different etymological root), compare Chinese 種種种种 (zhǒngzhǒng, “variety”).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'မျိုးမျိုး
  • IPA(key): /ʔəmjómjó/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.myui:myui: • ALA-LC: ʼamyuiʺmyuiʺ • BGN/PCGN: ămyo:myo: • Okell: ămyoùmyoù

Noun

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အမျိုးမျိုး (a.myui:myui:)

  1. many kinds; all sorts; a variety
  2. contraries

Further reading

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