မည်ရွေ့မည်မျှ

Burmese

Etymology

မည် (many) + ရွေ့ (rwe.) + မည် (many) + မျှ (hmya.).

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respelling: မည်ရွေ့မည်မျှ
  • IPA(key): /mìjwḛ mìm̥ja̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: manyrwe.manyhmya. • ALA-LC: maññʻrveʹmaññʻmyha • BGN/PCGN: miywe. mihmya. • Okell: miyweí mihmyá

Adverb

မည်ရွေ့မည်မျှ • (manyrwe.manyhmya.)

  1. (literary) how many; how much

Usage notes

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

Synonyms
  • ဘယ်နှ (bhaihna.) (informal, colloquial)
  • မည်မျှ (manyhmya.) (formal, literary)

Further reading
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