မျှစ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-m(y)ik (“cane, sprout”). Cognate with Tibetan སྨྱུག (smyug, “bamboo sprout”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m̥jɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hmyac • ALA-LC: myhacʻ • BGN/PCGN: hmyit • Okell: hmyiʔ

Noun

မျှစ် • (hmyac)

1. bamboo shoot

Derived terms

• မျှစ်ချဉ် (hmyachkyany)
• မျှစ်စို့ပေါက် (hmyaccui.pauk)
• မျှစ်ဆတ် (hmyachcat)
• မှိုချိုးမျှစ်ချိုး (hmuihkyui:hmyachkyui:)

 

Further reading

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