မည်

Burmese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: မျီ

IPA^(key): /mjì/

Romanization: MLCTS: many • ALA-LC: maññ‘ • BGN/PCGN: myi • Okell: myi

Adverb

မည် • (many)

how

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: မျီ

IPA^(key): /mjì/

Romanization: MLCTS: many • ALA-LC: maññ‘ • BGN/PCGN: myi • Okell: myi

Verb

မည် • (many)

to be called

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Phonetic respellings: မျီ, မယ်

IPA^(key): /mjì/, /mɛ̀/

Romanization: MLCTS: many • ALA-LC: maññ‘ • BGN/PCGN: myi/mè • Okell: myi/me

Particle

မည် • (many)

(literary) Alternative form of မယ် (mai) (future tense marker)

Further reading

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

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