မျက်တောင်

Burmese

Etymology

မျက်- (myak-, “pertaining to the eyes”) +‎ တောင် (taung), with the second syllable တောင် (taung) invoking either the sense of "mountain" (MED) or "wing, fin" (STEDT).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjɛʔtàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: myaktaung • ALA-LC: myakʻtoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: myettaung • Okell: myeʔtauñ

Noun

မျက်တောင် • (myaktaung)

  1. eyelash (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid)

Derived terms

  • မျက်တောင်ပိတ် (myaktaungpit, “closing quotation mark (’’)”)
  • မျက်တောင်ဖွင့် (myaktaunghpwang., “opening quotation mark (‘‘)”)

Further reading

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