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မြဲ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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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 (mrâi "continue the same, remain unchanged, be stable"), while Luce gives Old Chinese 磐 (OC *baːn, “rock-firm”) as a cognate.[1]”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mjɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mrai: • ALA-LC: mrai • BGN/PCGN: myè: • Okell: myè

Verb

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မြဲ • (mrai:)

  1. to be firm, be resolute, be fast, be permanent, remain united
    လက်မြဲ ― lakmrai: ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    သီလမြဲ ― sila.mrai: ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    ဆေးရောင်မြဲ ― hce:raungmrai: ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    အသက်နှင့်ခန္ဒါမြဲသရွေ့ ― a.sakhnang.hkanda-mrai:sa.rwe. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Particle

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မြဲ • (mrai:)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs: as always, as usual

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AY Finals (36. Permanent; Stable)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 21

Further reading

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