များသောအားဖြင့်
Burmese
Etymology
များ (mya:, “many”) + သော (sau:, “desiderative marker”) + အား (a:) + ဖြင့် (hprang., “with; and”); the sense invoked by အား (a:) is not given by MED, though a variety of senses seem reasonable, including "to be free" and "to (dative)".
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: များ+သောအားဖြင့်
- IPA(key): /mjáðɔ́ʔápʰjɪ̰ɴ /
- Romanization: MLCTS: mya:sau:a:hprang. • ALA-LC: myāʺsoʼāʺphraṅʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: mya:dhaw:a:hpyin. • Okell: myàthòàhpyíñ
Adverb
များသောအားဖြင့် • (mya:sau:a:hprang.)
Further reading
- “များသောအားဖြင့်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.