မြည်

Burmese edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mriŋ (“sound; noise; animal cry”); cognate with Chinese 鳴 (OC *mreŋ, “to make a sound”), 鈴 (OC *reːŋ, “bell”), 笙 (OC *sreŋ) (STEDT).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mjì/
Romanization: MLCTS: mrany • ALA-LC: mraññʻ • BGN/PCGN: myi • Okell: myi

Verb edit

မြည် • (mrany)

to sound; to produce a sound
to berate; to scold

Derived terms edit

ဆိုမြည် (hcui-mrany)

References edit

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