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Burmese
Etymology
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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 (hmɑ³ "wrong"), and Luce doesn't adduce any cognates.[1] Might be related to Proto-Karen *g/k-hmaᴮ (“wrong, mistake, error”). Could there be a relation to Old Chinese 瞞 (OC *moːn, “to deceive”)?”
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Pronunciation
Adjective
မှား • (hma:)
- wrong (incorrect, erroneous)
- Antonym: မှန် (hman)
Verb
မှား • (hma:)
- to err, make a mistake, do wrong, go wrong
- to violate social taboos concerning sex
- (of a royal elephant) to die
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A Finals (85. to Err; Wrong)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 5
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