အရိုး

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ရိုး (rui:, “bone”).

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ရိုး
• IPA^(key): /ʔəjó/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.rui: • ALA-LC: ʼaruiʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăyo: • Okell: ăyoù

အရိုး • (a.rui:)

1. (anatomy) bone
2. stalk
3. hilt, haft
4. lineage, pedigree, tradition
   • 1962, Hla Pe, Burmese Proverbs, London: John Murray, pp. 18 and 90:

     cɛʔhmɑ ə`yo luhmɑ ə`myo

     conventional orthography:

     ကြက်မှာ အရိုး လူမှာ အမျိုး။

     krakhma a.rui: luhma a.myui:||

     With fowls, the pedigree; with men, breeding.

5. that which is simple, plain, honest, natural, unaffected

• “အရိုး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.