မော်လမြိုင်
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Mon မတ်မလီု (mo̤t məlɜ̤m, “father's eye destroyed”). According to legend, a Mon king had a powerful third eye in the centre of his forehead. The daughter of one of the neighbouring kings was given in marriage to the three-eyed king and managed to destroy the third eye.
Pronunciation edit
- Phonetic respelling: မော်လ'မြိုင်
- IPA(key): /mɔ̀ləmjàɪɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: maula.mruing • ALA-LC: moʻlamruiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: mawlămyaing • Okell: molămyaiñ
Proper noun edit
မော်လမြိုင် • (maula.mruing)
- (~မြို့) Moulmein, Mawlamyine
Descendants edit
- → Thai: มะละแหม่ง and เมาะลำเลิง (misread)
- → Lao: ມະລະແໝ່ງ (ma la mǣng)
- → Shan: မေႃႇလမႅင်ႇ (màu lǎ mèng)