အမိ

See also: မီး, အမည်, အမ, အမှဲ, and အိမ်

Burmese

Etymology

From အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ မိ (mi., “mother”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'မိ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəmḭ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.mi. • ALA-LC: ʼami • BGN/PCGN: ămi. • Okell: ămí
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Noun

အမိ • (a.mi.)

  1. mother
    Synonyms: အမေ (a.me), မိခင် (mi.hkang)
  2. term of address for a woman as old as one's mother
  3. term of address for a woman of the same age or younger than one

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • သားအမိ (sa:a.mi.)
  • အမိညဲ (a.mi.nyai:)
  • အမိအဖ (a.mi.a.hpa.)
  • အရအမိ (a.ra.a.mi.)

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