မေး

See also: မေ, မေ့, and မွှေး

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mé/
• Romanization: MLCTS: me: • ALA-LC: meʺ • BGN/PCGN: me: • Okell: meì

Verb

မေး • (me:)

1. to ask (request an answer)

References

• “မေး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *miəᴬ (“wife”). Cognate with Thai เมีย (miia), Lao ເມຍ (mīa), Lü ᦵᦙ (me), Tai Dam ꪣꪸ, Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meː˥/
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

မေး • (mée)

1. wife.