မင်း
Burmese
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /mɪ́ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: mang: • ALA-LC: maṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: min: • Okell: mìñ
Etymology 1
editNoun
editမင်း • (mang:)
- monarch; king; ruler of a state
- royalty and aristocracy
- high government official
Adjective
editမင်း • (mang:)
- (honorific) honorific term suffixed to nouns meaning "honourable", "distinguished", "good", etc.
Particle
editမင်း • (mang:)
- particle suffixed to some adjectives to denote a sense of being extreme
Pronoun
editမင်း • (mang:)
Synonyms
edit- ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:) (singular, polite, used by males)
- နင် (nang) (addressed to someone younger than the speaker)
- ရှင် (hrang) (singular, polite, used by females)
See also
editBurmese personal pronouns
Burmese | Person | Level of speech |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
ငါ (nga) | First | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
ကျွန်တော် (kywantau) | First | Formal | used by males |
ကျွန်မ (kywanma.) | First | Formal | used by females |
ကျွန်ုပ် | First | Informal | |
ကျုပ် (kyup) | First | Informal | |
နင် (nang) | Second | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
မင်း (mang:) | Second | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
ညည်း (nyany:) | Second | Informal | used by females when addressing another female of same age or one younger |
တော် (tau) | Second | Informal | used by females |
ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:) | Second | Formal | used by males |
ရှင် (hrang) | Second | Formal | used by females |
သင် (sang), အသင် (a.sang) | Second | Formal | |
သူ (su) | Third | ||
သင်း (sang:) | Third | ||
ချင်း (hkyang:) | Third |
Etymology 2
editNoun
editမင်း • (mang:)