မႅင်ႇ

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛŋ˩/
• Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Etymology 1

From Burmese မိုင် (muing), from English mile.

Noun

မႅင်ႇ • (mèng)

1. mile.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀbɛːŋᴮ³ (“to share; to distribute”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai แบ่ง (bɛ̀ng), Northern Thai ᨷᩯ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ແບ່ງ (bǣng), Lü ᦶᦢᧂᧈ (ḃaeng¹), Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥒᥱ (mǎeng), Phake မိင် (miṅ), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜂𑜫 (miṅ) or 𑜈𑜢𑜂𑜫 (biṅ).

Alternative forms

• ဝႅင်ႇ (wèng)

Verb

မႅင်ႇ • (mèng) (abstract noun လွင်ႈမႅင်ႇ)

1. to share, to divide (into parts).