၏

Inherited from Old Burmese ဧအ်.^[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Does this trace further back to Lolo-Burmese or Sino-Tibetan?”)

• Phonetic respelling: အိ
• IPA^(key): /ʔḭ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: e • ALA-LC: e* • BGN/PCGN: i. • Okell: í

၏ • (e)

1. (literary) of, ’s (indicating possession)

   အဖေ၏ အိမ် ― a.hpee im ― Father’s house

• ရဲ့ (rai.)

၏ • (e)

1. (literary) postpositional marker placed at the end of an affirmative sentence (followed by interrogative particle in the case of an interrogative sentence)

   ကြိုဆိုပါ၏ ― kruihcuipae ― Welcome

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

• သည် (sany) (formal, literary)
• တယ် (tai) (informal, colloquial)

• “၏” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.