မိန်းမ
See also: မြန်မြန်
Burmese
editAlternative spelling
edit- မိမ္မ (mimma.) (obsolete)
Etymology
editInherited from Old Burmese မိယ်မ (miy ma).[1] The first element is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-mi(j)-n (“people, man, human being”), which is cognate with Chinese 民 (mín, “people, men”).
An outdated folk etymology claimed that the word was derived from မီးမာ (mi:ma, “burned scar”). Traditional Burmese-Buddhist origin myth says that proto-women got burned scars after they fell from celestial grace.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /méɪɴma̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: min:ma. • ALA-LC: minʻʺma • BGN/PCGN: mein:ma. • Okell: meìñmá
Noun
editမိန်းမ • (min:ma.) (classifier ယောက် or ဦး)
Coordinate terms
edit- ယောက်ျား (“man”)
References
editCategories:
- Burmese terms inherited from Old Burmese
- Burmese terms derived from Old Burmese
- Burmese terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Burmese terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Burmese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Burmese lemmas
- Burmese nouns
- Burmese nouns classified by ယောက်
- Burmese nouns classified by ဦး
- my:Female
- my:Human