မျက်မှန်

Burmese

Etymology

မျက်- (myak-, “pertaining to the eyes”) +‎ မှန် (hman, “glass”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjɛʔm̥àɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: myakhman • ALA-LC: myakʻmhanʻ • BGN/PCGN: myethman • Okell: myeʔhmañ

Noun

မျက်မှန် • (myakhman) (classifier လက်)

1. glasses, spectacles

   မျက်မှန်တလက် ― myakhmanta.lak ― a pair of spectacles

References

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