မင်း

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See also: မိူင်း, မြင်, မင်, မြင့်, မိုင်, မောင်း, and မြင်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mang: • ALA-LC: maṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: min: • Okell: mìñ

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (mɑŋ³ "king"). Luce adduces Old Chinese 孟 (OC *mraːŋs, “eldest brother”) as a cognate.”

Noun

မင်း • (mang:)

  1. monarch; king; ruler of a state
  2. royalty and aristocracy
  3. high government official
Derived terms

Adjective

မင်း • (mang:)

  1. (honorific) honorific term suffixed to nouns meaning "honourable", "distinguished", "good", etc.

Particle

မင်း • (mang:)

  1. particle suffixed to some adjectives to denote a sense of being extreme

Pronoun

မင်း • (mang:)

  1. (familiar) you (singular, addressing a peer or subordinate, also used between intimate peers)
Synonyms
See also
Burmese personal pronouns
Burmese Person Level of
speech		 Remarks
ငါ (nga) First Informal used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
ကျွန်တော် (kywantau) First Formal used by males
ကျွန်မ (kywanma.) First Formal used by females
ကျွန်ုပ် First Informal
ကျုပ် (kyup) First Informal
နင် (nang) Second Informal used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
မင်း (mang:) Second Informal used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
ညည်း (nyany:) Second Informal used by females when addressing another female of same age or one younger
တော် (tau) Second Informal used by females
ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:) Second Formal used by males
ရှင် (hrang) Second Formal used by females
သင် (sang), အသင် (a.sang) Second Formal
သူ (su) Third
သင်း (sang:) Third
ချင်း (hkyang:) Third

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mon မာံ.

Noun

မင်း • (mang:)

  1. (honorific) a title used by Mon men in lieu of မောင် (maung).

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (90. an Official; King; Queen; Royalty)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 75

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