မဲ

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned either by STEDT or Luce 1981. Very vague semantic and phonetic resemblance to Old Chinese 瞑 (OC *meːn, *meːns, *meːŋ, “to close one's eyes”), though probably not related”

Verb

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မဲ • (mai:)

  1. to give full concentration to something
  2. to keep picking on someone
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (mâi "anil, indigo"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Doesn't seem to bear resemblance to any words for "indigo" from neighboring countries with national status. Perhaps a semantic extension of the "dark" sense in Etymology 3 (indigo is dark)?”

Noun

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မဲ • (mai:)

  1. indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria)
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Etymology 3

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Colloquial form of မည်း (many:).

Adjective

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မဲ • (mai:)

  1. black, dark
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Etymology 4

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (mâi "lot ( raffling )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Probably originally referred to something small and somewhat compact, and as a raffling lot, likely wooden. In that case, compare Old Chinese 枚 (OC *mɯːl, “wooden peg; small flat object”), which is thought to be an Austroasiatic loan; perhaps the Burmese was loaned from a related source, as well.”

Noun

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မဲ • (mai:)

  1. vote, ballot, lot
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Descendants
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  • → Jingpho: me
  • → Mon: မဲာ

Verb

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မဲ • (mai:)

  1. to vote

Further reading

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S'gaw Karen

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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မဲ • (meh)

  1. a tooth; one of the small white parts in your mouth used for biting and chewing.

Verb

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မဲ • (meh)

  1. (~ထီၣ်) to spring up (of vegetation)

References

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