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မေး

See also: မေ, မေ့, and မွှေး

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (me⁵⁵ "ask / inquire"). Luce 1981's comparison to Old Chinese 問 (OC *mɯns, “to ask”) seems outdated, in light of more recent research.[1]”

Verb

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မေး • (me:)

  1. to ask (request an answer); to question; to inquire, enquire
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ma-y (“face, cheek, front, ahead, first”) (STEDT). Doublet of မှာ (hma, “in, on, at”).

Noun

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မေး • (me:)

  1. lower jaw
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-I and -E Finals (76. to Ask, Question)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 14

Further reading

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Pa'o Karen

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Etymology

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Cognate with S'gaw Karen မဲၢ် (meẖ).

Noun

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မေး (transliteration needed)

  1. tail

Shan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *miəᴬ⁴ (“wife”), from Proto-Tai *miəᴬ (“wife”). Cognate with Thai เมีย (miia), Lao ເມຍ (mīa), Lü ᦵᦙ (me), Tai Dam ꪣꪸ, Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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မေး • (mée)

  1. wife.
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