မြွေ

See also: မြေ

Burmese
မြွေ

Etymology

From Old Burmese မြုယ် (mruy), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (“snake”).

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respelling: မွေ
  • IPA(key): /mwè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mrwe • ALA-LC: mrve • BGN/PCGN: mwe • Okell: mwei

Noun

မြွေ • (mrwe) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. snake

Derived terms
  • မြွေဟောက် (mrwehauk, “cobra”)

References
  • “မြွေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.
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