ဧည့်

Burmese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (êɑȵ¹ thɑȵ² "guest"); the initial e is strikingly unusual for what is generally thought to be a native Burmese word. Luce gives Old Chinese 異 (OC *lɯɡs, “different, strange”), Tibetan གྲོན་པ (gron pa, “foreign guest”) as cognates,^[1] though these do not seem to be close phonetic matches.”

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: အဲ့
IPA^(key): /ʔɛ̰/
Romanization: MLCTS: e-ny. • ALA-LC: eññʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: è. • Okell: é

Noun

ဧည့် • (e-ny.)

(same as ဧည့်သည် (e-ny.sany)) guest

Derived terms

References

^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AÑ Finals (1. Stranger; Guest.)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 61