အမြွှာ

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ မြွှာ (hmrwa, “to segmentalize”). The "twin" sense appears to be as each twin may be thought of as "segments" during their birthing.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'မြွှာ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəm̥wà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hmrwa • ALA-LC: ʼamrvhā • BGN/PCGN: ăhmwa • Okell: ăhmwa

Noun

အမြွှာ • (a.hmrwa) (classifier မြွှာ or တွဲ)

  1. segment (of an orange, lime, etc.)
  2. twins (siblings from a multiparous birth)

Derived terms

  • ကိုယ်ဆက်အမြွှာ (kuiyhcak-a.hmrwa)
  • အစိတ်စိတ်အမြွှာမြွှာ (a.citcit-a.hmrwahmrwa)
  • အမြွှာပူး (a.hmrwapu:)

Further reading

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