အိမ်ထောင်

Burmese

Etymology

Often jocularly considered a compound of အိမ် (im, “house”) +‎ ထောင် (htaung, “prison”), literally “house prison”, although ထောင် (htaung) here may have been intended to invoke the "set up, erect" sense (both the "prison" and "set up" sense are considered etymologically linked by STEDT).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʔèɪɴtʰàʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: imhtaung • ALA-LC: ʼimʻthoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: einhtaung • Okell: eiñhtauñ

Verb

အိမ်ထောင် • (imhtaung)

1. to marry; to wed

   Synonym: လက်ထပ် (lakhtap)

Pronunciation 2

• Phonetic respelling: အိမ်ဒေါင်
• IPA^(key): /ʔèɪɴdàʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: imhtaung • ALA-LC: ʼimʻthoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: eindaung • Okell: eiñhtauñ

Noun

အိမ်ထောင် • (imhtaung)

1. marriage

   နောက်အိမ်ထောင် ― naukimhtaung ― later marriage

Descendants

• → Mon: ဣန်ထံၚ်

Further reading

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