မော်လမြိုင်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Mon မတ်မလီု (mo̤t məlɜ̤m, “father's eye destroyed”). According to legend, a Mon king had a powerful third eye in the centre of his forehead. The daughter of one of the neighbouring kings was given in marriage to the three-eyed king and managed to destroy the third eye.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မော်လ'မြိုင်
• IPA^(key): /mɔ̀ləmjàɪɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: maula.mruing • ALA-LC: moʻlamruiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: mawlămyaing • Okell: molămyaiñ

Proper noun

မော်လမြိုင် • (maula.mruing)

1. (~မြို့) Moulmein, Mawlamyine

Descendants

• → Thai: มะละแหม่ง and เมาะลำเลิง (misread)
• → Lao: ມະລະແໝ່ງ (ma la mǣng)
• → Shan: မေႃႇလမႅင်ႇ (màu lǎ mèng)