အခမ်းအနား

Burmese

Etymology

Despite MED treating the term as an atomic non-decomposable unit, probably from အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ခမ်း (hkam:, “lip, brim”) +‎ အနား (a.na:), though the semantics require explanation. The semantic identity of the third component, whether "edge" or "recess", is unclear.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ခမ်းအ'နား
  • IPA(key): /ʔəkʰáɴ ʔəná/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkam:a.na: • ALA-LC: ʼakhamʻʺʼanāʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăhkan: ăna: • Okell: ăhkàñ ănà

Noun

အခမ်းအနား • (a.hkam:a.na:)

  1. ceremony

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