ဝမ်းဆွဲ

Burmese

Etymology

ဝမ်း (wam:, “womb”) +‎ ဆွဲ (hcwai:, “pulling”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respellings: ဝမ်းဇွဲ, ဝ/မ်းဇွဲ
• IPA^(key): /wʊ́ɴzwɛ́/, /wáɴzwɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: wam:hcwai: • ALA-LC: vamʻʺchvai • BGN/PCGN: wun:zwè:/wan:zwè: • Okell: wùñhswè/wàñhswè

Noun

ဝမ်းဆွဲ • (wam:hcwai:)

1. midwife

   Synonym: လက်သည် (laksany)