အနွယ်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ နွယ် (nwai, “vine, creeper”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'နွယ်
• IPA^(key): /ʔənwɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.nwai • ALA-LC: ʼanvayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ănwè • Okell: ănwe

Noun

အနွယ် • (a.nwai)

1. creeper
2. lineage
3. tribe

Derived terms

• အဆက်အနွယ် (a.hcak-a.nwai)
• အမျိုးအနွယ် (a.myui:a.nwai)

 

Further reading

• “အနွယ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.