အိမ်ထောင်

Burmese

Etymology

Often jocularly considered a compound of အိမ် (im, “house”) +‎ ထောင် (htaung, “prison”), i.e. “house prison”, although ထောင် (htaung) here may have intended to mean “to set up; to erect”.

Pronunciation 1
  • IPA(key): /ʔèɪɴtʰàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: imhtaung • ALA-LC: ’im‘thoṅ‘ • BGN/PCGN: einhtaung • Okell: eiñhtauñ

Verb

အိမ်ထောင် • (imhtaung)

  1. to marry; to wed
    Synonym: လက်ထပ် (lakhtap)

Pronunciation 2
  • Phonetic respelling: အိမ်ဒေါင်
  • IPA(key): /ʔèɪɴdàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: imhtaung • ALA-LC: ’im‘thoṅ‘ • BGN/PCGN: eindaung • Okell: eiñhtauñ

Noun

အိမ်ထောင် • (imhtaung)

  1. marriage
    နောက်အိမ်ထောင် ― naukimhtaung ― later marriage
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