မည်ရွေ့မည်မျှ

Burmese edit

Etymology edit

မည် (many) + ရွေ့ (rwe.) + မည် (many) + မျှ (hmya.).

Pronunciation edit

Phonetic respelling: မည်ရွေ့မည်မျှ
IPA^(key): /mìjwḛ mìm̥ja̰/
Romanization: MLCTS: manyrwe.manyhmya. • ALA-LC: maññʻrveʹmaññʻmyha • BGN/PCGN: miywe. mihmya. • Okell: miyweí mihmyá

Adverb edit

မည်ရွေ့မည်မျှ • (manyrwe.manyhmya.)

(literary) how many; how much

Usage notes edit

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

Synonyms edit

ဘယ်နှ (bhaihna.) (informal, colloquial)
မည်မျှ (manyhmya.) (formal, literary)