မြဲ

Burmese

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mrai: • ALA-LC: mrai • BGN/PCGN: myè: • Okell: myè

Verb

မြဲ • (mrai:)

  1. to be firm, be resolute, be fast, be permanent, remain united
    လက်မြဲlakmrai:(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    သီလမြဲsila.mrai:(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    ဆေးရောင်မြဲhce:raungmrai:(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    အသက်နှင့်ခန္ဒါမြဲသရွေ့a.sakhnang.hkanda-mrai:sa.rwe.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Particle

မြဲ • (mrai:)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs: as always, as usual

Derived terms

  • ခိုင်မြဲ (hkuingmrai:)
  • စွဲမြဲ (cwai:mrai:)
  • တည်မြဲ (tanymrai:)
  • နေမြဲ (ne-mrai:)
  • ဖင်မြဲ (hpangmrai:)
  • ဖြစ်မြဲ (hpracmrai:)
  • မြင့်မြဲ (mrang.mrai:)
  • မြဲမြံ (mrai:mram)
  • အပါးတော်မြဲ (a.pa:tau-mrai:)
  • အမြဲ (a.mrai:)

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AY Finals (36. Permanent; Stable)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 21

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