ကျွန်မ

Burmese

Etymology

From ကျွန် (kywan, “slave”) +‎ -မ (-ma., “feminine”).

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respellings: ကျွန်မ, ကျွန်'မ
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʊ̀ɴma̰/, /t͡ɕəma̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kywanma. • ALA-LC: kyvanʻma • BGN/PCGN: kyunma./kyăma. • Okell: cuñmá/cămá

Pronoun

ကျွန်မ • (kywanma.)

  1. (women's speech) I, me (formal polite, used by females)
    Synonyms: (formal polite, used by males) ကျွန်တော် (kywantau), (colloquial polite, used by males) ကျနော် (kya.nau), (colloquial polite, used by females) ကျမ (kya.ma.), (familiar) ငါ (nga)

See also
Burmese personal pronouns
BurmesePersonLevel of
speech		Remarks
ငါ (nga)FirstInformalused when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
ကျွန်တော် (kywantau)FirstFormalused by males
ကျွန်မ (kywanma.)FirstFormalused by females
ကျွန်ုပ်FirstInformal
ကျုပ် (kyup)FirstInformal
နင် (nang)SecondInformalused when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
မင်း (mang:)SecondInformalused when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
ညည်း (nyany:)SecondInformalused by females when addressing another female of same age or one younger
တော် (tau)SecondInformalused by females
ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:)SecondFormalused by males
ရှင် (hrang)SecondFormalused by females
သင် (sang), အသင် (a.sang)SecondFormal
သူ (su)Third
သင်း (sang:)Third
ချင်း (hkyang:)Third

Noun

ကျွန်မ • (kywanma.)

  1. female slave
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