အဲ

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Burmese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

အဲ (ai:)

  1. eighth in the set of twelve vowels traditionally taught in the learning of the Burmese language

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Unclear if mentioned by STEDT, and doesn't seem to be in Luce 1981. Could the word be onomatopoeic? The nominal sense seems so, though the "make an effort" sense is more tenuous.”

Verb

အဲ (ai:)

  1. to make a concerted effort

Noun

အဲ (ai:)

  1. form of lyric beginning and ending with the / e: / sound

Derived terms

Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Unclear if mentioned by STEDT, and doesn't seem to be in Luce 1981. Almost certainly onomatopoeic.”

Particle

အဲ (ai:)

  1. (colloquial) word interposed when groping for words: er, um, uh, etc.
Derived terms

Further reading

Mon

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔiiʔ (person).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

အဲ (ʼoa)

  1. I (1st-person singular personal pronoun)

See also