မြေး

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b/m-ləy (“grandchild, nephew, niece”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen လံၤ (leē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjé/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mre: • ALA-LC: mreʺ • BGN/PCGN: mye: • Okell: myeì

Noun

မြေး • (mre:)

1. grandchild

Derived terms

• မြေးမ (mre:ma.)

References

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