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Burmese
Etymology
From အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + a component မှု (hmu.) (which may be reflected in မှု (hmu., “to treat with respect”)) from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mow (“to work, move, do, make”); cognate with Old Chinese 務 (OC *moɡs, “to apply oneself; work, task”) (STEDT).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa̰m̥ṵ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.hmu. • ALA-LC: ʼamhu • BGN/PCGN: a.hmu. • Okell: áhmú
Noun
အမှု • (a.hmu.)
- case in a court of law; lawsuit
- deed; act; matter; affair; business; problem
Derived terms
Further reading
Mon
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese အမှု (a.hmu.).
Pronunciation
Noun
အမှု (əhmaoˀ)
- affair, business, case, lawsuit, issue, dispute
References
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.