ဝမ်းဆွဲ

Burmese

Etymology

ဝမ်း (wam:, “womb”) +‎ ဆွဲ (hcwai:, “to pull, drag”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: ဝမ်းဇွဲ, ဝ/မ်းဇွဲ
  • IPA(key): /wʊ́ɴzwɛ́/, /wáɴzwɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: wam:hcwai: • ALA-LC: vamʻʺchvai • BGN/PCGN: wun:zwè:/wan:zwè: • Okell: wùñhswè/wàñhswè

Noun

ဝမ်းဆွဲ • (wam:hcwai:)

  1. midwife
    Synonym: လက်သည် (laksany)

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