အိမ်

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See also: မီး, အမည်, အမ, အမိ, and အမှဲ

Burmese

အိမ်

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-jim ~ k-jum (“house; pit; womb”). Cognate with Tibetan ཁྱིམ (khyim, “house”) and Chinese 宮 / 宫 (gōng, “dwelling, palace”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔèɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: im • ALA-LC: ʼimʻ • BGN/PCGN: ein • Okell: eiñ
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Noun

အိမ် • (im) (classifier လုံး or ဆောင်)

  1. house, home, dwelling
  2. case
  3. home square on a pachisi or ludo board
  4. (card games) seat occupied by a player in a card game

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “အိမ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 134.
  • “အိမ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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