ခယ်မ
Burmese
Etymology
From a component ခယ် (hkai) of unclear interpretation and origin (though presumably denoting a more distant relative) + -မ (-ma., “-ess”). Note vague similarities to Old Chinese 姑 (OC *kaː, “husband's female relative; aunt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɛ̀ma̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkaima. • ALA-LC: khayʻma • BGN/PCGN: hkèma. • Okell: hkemá
Noun
ခယ်မ • (hkaima.)
- sister-in-law, specifically, younger brother's wife or wife's younger sister
Coordinate terms
- ခယ်မ (hkaima., “sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)”)
- ချွေးမ (hkywe:ma., “daughter-in-law”)
- ခဲအို (hkai:ui, “brother-in-law (older sister's husband)”)
- မတ် (mat, “brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)”)
- မရီး (ma.ri:, “sister-in-law (older brother's wife)”)
- ယောက္ခထီး (yaukhka.hti:, “father-in-law”)
- ယောက္ခမ (yaukhka.ma., “mother-in-law”)
- ယောက်ဖ (yaukhpa., “brother-in-law (general)”)
- ယောင်းမ (yaung:ma., “sister-in-law (general)”)
- သားမက် (sa:mak, “son-in-law”)
Further reading
- “ခယ်မ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.