မော်လမြိုင်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mon မတ်မလီု (mo̤t məlɜ̤m, father's eye destroyed). According to legend, a Mon king had a powerful third eye in the centre of his forehead. The daughter of one of the neighbouring kings was given in marriage to the three-eyed king and managed to destroy the third eye.

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: မော်လ'မြိုင်
  • IPA(key): /mɔ̀ləmjàɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: maula.mruing • ALA-LC: moʻlamruiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: mawlămyaing • Okell: molămyaiñ

Proper noun

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မော်လမြိုင် (maula.mruing)

  1. (~မြို့) Moulmein, Mawlamyine

Descendants

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