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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (me⁵⁵ "ask / inquire"). Luce 1981's comparison to Old Chinese 問 (OC *mɯns, “to ask”) seems outdated, in light of more recent research.[1]”
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Verb
မေး • (me:)
- to ask (request an answer); to question; to inquire, enquire
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ma-y (“face, cheek, front, ahead, first”) (STEDT). Doublet of မှာ (hma, “in, on, at”).
Noun
မေး • (me:)
- lower jaw
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-I and -E Finals (76. to Ask, Question)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 14
Further reading
Pa'o Karen
Etymology
Cognate with S'gaw Karen မဲၢ် (meẖ).
Noun
မေး (transliteration needed)
- tail
Shan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *miəᴬ⁴ (“wife”), from Proto-Tai *miəᴬ (“wife”). Cognate with Thai เมีย (miia), Lao ເມຍ (mīa), Lü ᦵᦙ (me), Tai Dam ꪣꪸ, Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī).
Pronunciation
Noun
မေး • (mée)
- wife.