မှိုင်

See also: မှိုင်း

Burmese

Etymology

Apparently from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-məwk-s (“fog; dark, sullen”), though the -uing final, characteristic of Mon loanwords, renders the derivation difficult.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m̥àɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hmuing • ALA-LC: mhuiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hmaing • Okell: hmaiñ

Verb

မှိုင် • (hmuing)

  1. to mope, be downcast

Derived terms

  • ငေးမှိုင် (nge:hmuing)
  • မှိုင်တွေချ (hmuingtwehkya.)
  • လက်မှိုင်ချ (lakhmuinghkya.)
  • လင်းတမှိုင်မှိုင် (lang:ta.hmuinghmuing)

Further reading

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