မိဘ

Burmese

Etymology

Dvandva compound of အမိ (a.mi., “mother”) +‎ အဖ (a.hpa., “father”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mḭba̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mi.bha. • ALA-LC: mibha • BGN/PCGN: mi.ba. • Okell: míbá

Noun

မိဘ • (mi.bha.)

1. parents

Derived terms

• မိဘမောင်ဖား (mi.bha.maunghpa:)
• မိဘမဲ့ (mi.bha.mai.)

 

Further reading

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