မႅင်ႇ

Shan edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mɛŋ˩/
Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Etymology 1 edit

From Burmese မိုင် (muing), from English mile.

Noun edit

မႅင်ႇ • (mèng)

mile.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀbɛːŋᴮ³ (“to share; to distribute”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai แบ่ง (bɛ̀ng), Northern Thai ᨷᩯ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ແບ່ງ (bǣng), Lü ᦶᦢᧂᧈ (ḃaeng¹), Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥒᥱ (mǎeng), Phake မိင် (miṅ), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜂𑜫 (miṅ) or 𑜈𑜢𑜂𑜫 (biṅ).

Alternative forms edit

ဝႅင်ႇ (wèng)

Verb edit

မႅင်ႇ • (mèng) (abstract noun လွင်ႈမႅင်ႇ)

to share, to divide (into parts).

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