အမ

See also: မီး, အမည်, အမိ, အမှဲ, and အိမ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'မ
• IPA^(key): /ʔəma̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.ma. • ALA-LC: ʼama • BGN/PCGN: ăma. • Okell: ămá

Etymology 1

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ မ (ma., “female”).

Noun

အမ • (a.ma.)

1. female of a species
2. fruit-bearing tree or plant; female plant; pistillate plant
3. negative pole
4. larger face in a two-headed drum

Derived terms

• ကျောင်းအမ (kyaung:a.ma.)
• ရဟန်းအမ (ra.han:a.ma.)
• အကူအမ (a.kua.ma.)
• အမတေ (a.ma.te)

 

Etymology 2

Reduced pronunciation of အစ်မ (acma.).

Noun

အမ • (a.ma.)

1. elder sister

Coordinate terms

• ညီ (nyi, “younger brother”)
• ညီမ (nyima., “younger sister”)
• အကို (a.kui, “elder brother”)

Further reading

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