မင်း

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Burmese

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /mɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mang: • ALA-LC: maṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: min: • Okell: mìñ

Etymology 1

[edit]
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (mɑŋ³ "king"). Luce adduces Old Chinese (OC *mraːŋs, “eldest brother”) as a cognate.[1]

Noun

[edit]

မင်း (mang:)

  1. monarch; king; ruler of a state
  2. royalty and aristocracy
  3. high government official
Derived terms
[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

မင်း (mang:)

  1. (honorific) honorific term suffixed to nouns meaning "honourable", "distinguished", "good", etc.

Particle

[edit]

မင်း (mang:)

  1. particle suffixed to some adjectives to denote a sense of being extreme

Pronoun

[edit]

မင်း (mang:)

  1. (familiar) you (singular, addressing a peer or subordinate, also used between intimate peers)
Synonyms
[edit]
See also
[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]

Borrowed from Mon မာံ.

Noun

[edit]

မင်း (mang:)

  1. (honorific) a title used by Mon men in lieu of မောင် (maung).

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (90. an Official; King; Queen; Royalty)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 75

Further reading

[edit]