မျှစ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-m(y)ik (“cane, sprout”). Cognate with Tibetan སྨྱུག (smyug, “bamboo sprout”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m̥jɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hmyac • ALA-LC: myhacʻ • BGN/PCGN: hmyit • Okell: hmyiʔ

Noun

မျှစ် • (hmyac)

  1. bamboo shoot

Derived terms

  • မျှစ်ချဉ် (hmyachkyany)
  • မျှစ်စို့ပေါက် (hmyaccui.pauk)
  • မျှစ်ဆတ် (hmyachcat)
  • မှိုချိုးမျှစ်ချိုး (hmuihkyui:hmyachkyui:)

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