မြူ

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjù/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mru • ALA-LC: mrū • BGN/PCGN: myu • Okell: myu

Etymology 1

Apparently from or related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *muːŋ ~ r/s-muːk (“sky, clouds, fog”). Doublet of မိုး (mui:, “sky; rain”).

Noun

မြူ • (mru)

  1. fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)
  2. mist, haze
  3. minute particle
  4. iota
Derived terms
  • ပျားမွေးမြူရေး (pya:mwe:mrure:)
  • မြူခြေ (mruhkre)
  • မြူခိုး (mruhkui:)
  • မြူမှက် (mruhmak)
  • မွေးမြူ (mwe:mru)
  • မွေးမြူရေး (mwe:mrure:)
  • မေးမြူ (me:mru)
  • အဏုမြူ (a.nu.mru)

Etymology 2

Classifier

မြူ • (mru)

  1. numerical classifier for pots of toddy
Derived terms
  • မြူတာအိုး (mrutaui:)
  • မြူအိုး (mruui:)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Noun

မြူ • (mru)

  1. white goosefoot (Chenopodium album)

Further reading

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