-များ
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From များ (mya:, “many”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /mjá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: mya: • ALA-LC: myāʺ • BGN/PCGN: mya: • Okell: myà
Suffix[edit]
-များ • (-mya:)
- (literary) noun plural marker
Usage notes[edit]
Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “-များ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 360