မျောက်ချော

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မျောက်ချော (Homalium tomentosum)
မျောက်ချော (Woodfordia fruticosa)

Etymology[edit]

မျောက် (myauk, “monkey”) +‎ ချော (hkyau:, “to be slippery”), thus “the monkey slipping tree”, referring to smoothness of its bark.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mjaʊʔt͡ɕʰɔ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: myaukhkyau: • ALA-LC: myokʻkhyo • BGN/PCGN: myaukchaw: • Okell: myauʔhcò

Noun[edit]

မျောက်ချော • (myaukhkyau:)

  1. Burma lancewood (Homalium tomentosum;[2][3] Salicaceae)
    Synonym: မျောက်ငို (myaukngui)
  2. fire-flame bush, shiranjitea, woodfordia (Woodfordia fruticosa, syn. Lythrum fruticosum;[2] Lythraceae)
    Synonyms: မျောက်ငို (myaukngui), မျောက်လျှော (myaukhlyau:)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Parish, C. (1859) “Botanical Notes made during a month's tour from Moulmein to the three Pagodas and in the Shan States, in the month of February, 1859”, in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal‎[1], volume 28, page 462
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “မျောက်ချော, မျောက်ငို” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 782.
  3. ^ Ōno, Tōru (2000) ビルマ(ミャンマー)語辞典 [Burmese dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Daigakushorin, →ISBN, page 523
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