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Translingual
Symbol
mya
- (international standards) ISO 639-2/T & ISO 639-3 language code for Burmese.
See also
English
Symbol
mya
- million years ago: megayears ago.
- Alternative forms: Mya, MYA
- Coordinate terms: kya, KYA, bya, BYA, bya, BYA, bya, BYA, Gya, gya, GYA
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
Japanese
Romanization
mya
- The hiragana syllable みゃ (mya) or the katakana syllable ミャ (mya) in Hepburn romanization.
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese မြ (mra.).
Noun
mya
- emerald
References
- Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016) “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
- a kind of mussel
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
Tarifit
Etymology
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مية (myā, “hundred”)
Numeral
mya
- hundred
Derived terms
Welsh
Symbol
mya
- abbreviation of milltir yn awr
Synonyms
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