သမယ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali samaya (“time, occasion”), from Sanskrit समय (samaya, “time”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: သ'မ'ယ
• IPA^(key): /θəməja̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sa.ma.ya. • ALA-LC: samaya • BGN/PCGN: thămăya. • Okell: thămăyá

Noun

သမယ • (sa.ma.ya.)

1. time, period

Derived terms

• မဟာသမယနေ့ (ma.hasa.ma.ya.ne.)
• မဟာသမယသုတ် (ma.hasa.ma.ya.sut)
• အခါသမယ (a.hkasa.ma.ya.)

 

References

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