မျက်နှာဖုံး

Burmese

Etymology

မျက်နှာ (myakhna, “face”) +‎ ဖုံး (hpum:, “to cover, conceal”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: မျက်နှာ'ဖုံး
  • IPA(key): /mjɛʔn̥əpʰóʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: myakhnahpum: • ALA-LC: myakʻnhāphuṃʺ • BGN/PCGN: myethnăhpon: • Okell: myeʔhnăhpoùñ

Noun

မျက်နှာဖုံး • (myakhnahpum:)

  1. mask
  2. (figuratively) masquerade
  3. (of books and periodicals) front cover, jacket
  4. prominent person in a community, leading light

Further reading

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