မျိုး

Burmese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mjó/

Romanization: MLCTS: myui: • ALA-LC: myuiʺ • BGN/PCGN: myo: • Okell: myoù

Noun

မျိုး • (myui:)

kind, type, category
germ; gene; seed

Derived terms

လူမျိုး (lu-myui:)
အမျိုး (a.myui:)

Proper noun

မျိုး • (myui:)

a unisex given name

Descendants

→ Shan: မဵဝ်း (máeo) / မျူဝ်း (mjó)
→ Lü: ᦙᦷᦍ (myo)
→ S'gaw Karen: မၠိ (myoh)

Further reading

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

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