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Burmese
Etymology
The first syllable, အစ် (ac), is likely from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔwyik (“elder sibling”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ʔik (“older brother”), and cognate with the second syllable of Akha (a-yui, “elder sibling”) (see also အစ်ကို (ackui, “elder brother”)). The second syllable, မ (ma.), means "female"; see it for more. It also bears resemblance to various Sino-Tibetan words for "sister" starting with an initial "m-", including Proto-Tani *me (“elder sister”) and Old Chinese 妹 (OC *mɯːds, “younger sister”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: အ'မ
- IPA(key): /ʔəma̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: acma. • ALA-LC: ʼacʻma • BGN/PCGN: ăma. • Okell: ămá
Noun
အစ်မ • (acma.)
- elder sister
Coordinate terms
- ညီ (nyi, “younger brother”)
- ညီမ (nyima., “younger sister”)
- အစ်ကို (ackui, “elder brother”)
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