အမ

See also: မီး, အမည်, အမိ, အမှဲ, and အိမ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'မ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəma̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.ma. • ALA-LC: ʼama • BGN/PCGN: ăma. • Okell: ămá

Etymology 1

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ မ (ma., “female”).

Noun

အမ • (a.ma.)

  1. female of a species
  2. fruit-bearing tree or plant; female plant; pistillate plant
  3. negative pole
  4. larger face in a two-headed drum
Derived terms
  • ကျောင်းအမ (kyaung:a.ma.)
  • ရဟန်းအမ (ra.han:a.ma.)
  • အကူအမ (a.kua.ma.)
  • အမတေ (a.ma.te)

Etymology 2

Reduced pronunciation of အစ်မ (acma.).

Noun

အမ • (a.ma.)

  1. elder sister
Coordinate terms

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