အိမ်

See also: မီး, အမည်, အမ, အမိ, and အမှဲ

Burmese

အိမ်

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-jim ~ k-jum (“house; pit; womb”). Cognate with Tibetan ཁྱིམ (khyim, “house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔèɪɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: im • ALA-LC: ’im‘ • BGN/PCGN: ein • Okell: eiñ

Noun

အိမ် • (im)

house

References

“အိမ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 134.
“အိမ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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