ကောင်းမှု

Burmese

Etymology

ကောင်း (kaung:, “good”) +‎ မှု (hmu., “particle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /káʊɴm̥ṵ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kaung:hmu. • ALA-LC: koṅʻʺmhu • BGN/PCGN: kaung:hmu. • Okell: kaùñhmú

Noun

ကောင်းမှု • (kaung:hmu.)

  1. good deed, meritorious deed
  2. a tall timber tree yielding a light, easily worked wood (Anisoptera scaphula)

Synonyms

  • ပုည (pu.nya.)
  • သုစရိုက် (su.ca.ruik)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Jingpho: kawngmu

Further reading

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