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မြို့

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See also: မြူ

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mjo̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mrui. • ALA-LC: mruiʹ • BGN/PCGN: myo. • Okell: myoú
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Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT. Luce gives Old Chinese (OC *ŋaʔ, *ŋas, “to withstand, defend”) as a cognate;[1] this seems less feasible in light of later reconstructions of the Old Chinese, as well as the semantics being somewhat removed. Note also similarities to (OC *mrews, “temple”) and White Hmong tsev (house).”

Noun

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မြို့ (mrui.)

  1. town, city
  2. a wall surrounding an area; a stockade
    1. walled town with a marketplace
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT.”)

Particle

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မြို့ (mrui.)

  1. (archaic) particle suffixed to a pronoun denoting "other than", mainly used in ထိုမြို့ (htui-mrui.)
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-UIW Finals (53. Fort; Town; City”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 30

Further reading

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