မြူစွမ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 麵線／面线 (mī‑sòaⁿ). Compare Khmer មីសួ (mii suə), Tagalog miswa, Cebuano miswa, English misua / mee sua, Malay misoa, Indonesian misoa.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မြူစွ/မ်
• IPA^(key): /mjùswàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mrucwam • ALA-LC: mrūcvamʻ • BGN/PCGN: myuswan • Okell: myuswañ

Noun

မြူစွမ် • (mrucwam)

1. thin wheat noodles

References

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