ယဉ်ကျေး

Burmese

Etymology

ယဉ် (yany, “cultured, gentle, tame”) +‎ ကျေး (kye:, “parrot”), thus "gentle like a parrot" (though the second syllable has also been taken to invoke the "village" sense).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɴt͡ɕé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yanykye: • ALA-LC: yañʻkyeʺ • BGN/PCGN: yinkye: • Okell: yiñceì

Adjective

ယဉ်ကျေး • (yanykye:)

  1. polite, courteous, gentle, well-bred, civilized

Further reading

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