ငါးမူး

Burmese

Etymology

ငါး (nga:, “five”) +‎ မူး (mu:, “mu”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋámú/
• Romanization: MLCTS: nga:mu: • ALA-LC: ṅāʺmūʺ • BGN/PCGN: nga:mu: • Okell: ngàmù

Noun

ငါးမူး • (nga:mu:)

1. half of a monetary unit (e.g., kyat, dollar)
2. half of an inch
3. half an acre
4. half a tical (measurement of weight))

Further reading

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