Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 麵線面线 (mī‑sòaⁿ). Compare Burmese မြူစွမ် (mrucwam), Tagalog miswa, Cebuano miswa, English misua / mee sua, Malay misoa, Indonesian misoa.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic មីសួ
mīsua
WT romanisation mii suə
(standard) IPA(key) /miː ˈsuə/

Noun

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មីសួ (mii suə)

  1. cellophane noodles