အိမ်မြှောင်

Burmese

Etymology

အိမ် (im, “house”) +‎ မြှောင် (hmraung, “to be alongside”). The "house lizard" sense invokes a more specific denotation from အမြှောင် (a.hmraung, “parasite”) for the second syllable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔèɪɴm̥jàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: imhmraung • ALA-LC: ʼimʻmrhoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: einhmyaung • Okell: eiñhmyauñ

Noun

အိမ်မြှောင် • (imhmraung) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. house lizard
  2. (magnetic) compass
  3. (minute or hour) hand (of a clock or watch)

Derived terms

  • သင်္ဘောအိမ်မြှောင် (sangbhau:imhmraung)

Descendants

  • → Shan: ဢိင်ႇမျွင်ႇ (ʼìng mjàung)

Further reading

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