အမေ
Burmese
Etymology
အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + မေ (me, “term of endearment for a female”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: အ'မေ
- IPA(key): /ʔəmè/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.me • ALA-LC: ʼame • BGN/PCGN: ăme • Okell: ămei
Noun
အမေ • (a.me)
Synonyms
- အမိ (a.mi.)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- သားသည်အမေ (sa:sany-a.me)
- အမေကြီး (a.me-kri:)
Descendants
- → Mon: အမေ
Further reading
- “အမေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese အမေ (a.me).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əmè/
Noun
အမေ (əmè)
References
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.