မိန်းမလျာ

Burmese

Etymology

မိန်းမ (min:ma., “woman”) +‎ လျာ (lya, “to gauge, size-up”), i.e. someone gauged as "womanlike".

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: မိန်းမ'သျှာ
  • IPA(key): /méɪɴməʃà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: min:ma.lya • ALA-LC: minʻʺmalyā • BGN/PCGN: mein:măsha • Okell: meìñmăhya

Noun

မိန်းမလျာ • (min:ma.lya)

  1. (slang) sissy, pansy, effete person

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