mya

Translingual

Symbol

mya

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/T & ISO 639-3 language code for Burmese.

English

Noun

mya (plural mya)

1. Abbreviation of million years ago or megayears ago. (Preceded by a numeral.)

   Coordinate terms: bya, kya

   Alternative forms: Mya, MYA

   • 2015, Joyce A. Quinn, Susan L. Woodward, “Introduction”, in Earth's Landscape: An Encyclopedia of the World's Geographic Features, volumes I: A–L, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page xxxi:

     The first (oldest) unit of time is the Precambrian Supereon, which covers much of Earth's history from its origins roughly 4.55 bya to 545 mya. Very primitive, one-celled life-forms arose as early as 4.0 bya and near the end of the era (570 mya) the oldest known fossils of multi-celled organisms appear.

Anagrams

• Amy, May, Yam, may, yam

Japanese

Romanization

mya

1. Rōmaji transcription of みゃ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ミャ

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese မြ (mra.).

Noun

mya

1. emerald

References

• Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎, volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύα (múa).

Noun

mya f (genitive myae); first declension

1. a kind of mussel

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

• “mya”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مية (myā, “hundred”)

Numeral

mya

1. hundred

Derived terms

• mitayn (“two hundred”)

Welsh

Symbol

mya

1. Abbreviation of milltir yn awr.

Synonyms

• (mile per hour): m.y.a.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mya”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies