Burmese

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Etymology

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အ- (a.-) +‎ မည် (many), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-miŋ (name). Cognate with Tibetan མིང (ming) and Chinese (míng).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respellings: အ'မျီ, အ'မီ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəmjì/, /ʔəmì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.many • ALA-LC: ʼamaññʻ • BGN/PCGN: ămyi/ămi • Okell: ămyi/ămi

Noun

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အမည် (a.many)

  1. name
    Synonym: နာမည် (namany)
  2. dish
  3. ingredients
  4. items or kinds

Derived terms

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Further reading

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