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ယောက်ျား

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See also: ယောက်

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 (jɔk⁴ kjɑ³ "man"). Looks like a compound of ယောက် (yauk, “classifier for people”) + an element ကျား (kya:) of uncertain interpretation. The "male" meaning of ကျား (kya:) appears to be abstracted from the word ယောက်ျား itself, and itself might not trace back with a separate "male" sense to Proto-Sino-Tibetan; perhaps the original denotation was "tiger"? Thus, "tiger-type person" > "man, male".”

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ယောက်ကျား
  • IPA(key): /jaʊʔt͡ɕá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yaukya: • ALA-LC: yok‘yā″ • BGN/PCGN: yaukkya: • Okell: yauʔcà

Noun

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ယောက်ျား • (yaukya:) (classifier ယောက် or ဦး)

  1. man (adult male human)
  2. husband

Coordinate terms

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Further reading

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  • “ယောက်ျား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 822.
  • “ယောက်ျား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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