မိ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Mon မိ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mḭ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mi. • ALA-LC: mi • BGN/PCGN: mi. • Okell: mí

Noun

မိ • (mi.)

1. mother.
2. (honorific) a title used by Mon women.
3. (honorific) a title used by Burmese women in lieu of မ (ma.).

Further reading

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

Mon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mìʔ/

• (file)

Noun

မိ (mi)

1. mother.

   (file)

   အဲဒုၚ်တၠုၚ်တ္ၚဲမိ။

   I welcome mother's day.

Verb

မိ (mi)

1. Mrs.

   (file)

   မိကျေဝ်မွဲကျိုင်လဝ်ကယျိုင်မန်ဆာန်ဠာန်ကွေံရ။။

   Mrs. Jay is dressed in Mon clothes it is very cute..

Western Pwo

Noun

မိ (transliteration needed)

1. mother.