Burmese

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Etymology

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အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) +‎ မွေး (mwe:, hair, fur).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'မွေး
  • IPA(key): /ʔəmwé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.mwe: • ALA-LC: ʼamveʺ • BGN/PCGN: ămwe: • Okell: ămweì
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Noun

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အမွေး (a.mwe:)

  1. hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
  2. fur
  3. feathers, plumage

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  NODES
Note 1