မိုးခေါ်

Burmese

Etymology

မိုး (mui:) +‎ ခေါ် (hkau)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mókʰɔ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mui:hkau • ALA-LC: muiʺkhoʻ • BGN/PCGN: mo:hkaw • Okell: moùhko

Verb

မိုးခေါ် • (mui:hkau)

1. to call for rain, by holding tug of war contests and sounding of drums, etc in accordance with local customs.

References

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