မျောက်ချော
Burmese
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Etymology
editမျောက် (myauk, “monkey”) + ချော (hkyau:, “to be slippery”), thus “the monkey slipping tree”, referring to smoothness of its bark.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /mjaʊʔt͡ɕʰɔ́/
- Romanization: MLCTS: myaukhkyau: • ALA-LC: myokʻkhyo • BGN/PCGN: myaukchaw: • Okell: myauʔhcò
Noun
editမျောက်ချော • (myaukhkyau:)
- Burma lancewood (Homalium tomentosum;[2][3] Salicaceae)
- Synonym: မျောက်ငို (myaukngui)
- fire-flame bush, shiranjitea, woodfordia (Woodfordia fruticosa, syn. Lythrum fruticosum;[2] Lythraceae)
- Synonyms: မျောက်ငို (myaukngui), မျောက်လျှော (myaukhlyau:)
References
edit- ^ Parish, C. (1859) “Botanical Notes made during a month's tour from Moulmein to the three Pagodas and in the Shan States, in the month of February, 1859”, in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal[1], volume 28, page 462
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “မျောက်ချော, မျောက်ငို” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 782.
- ^ Ōno, Tōru (2000) ビルマ(ミャンマー)語辞典 [Burmese dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Daigakushorin, →ISBN, page 523