အား

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See also: အော့, အေး, အို, အ, အူ, and အ-

Burmese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

အား • (a:)

  1. the last in the set of twelve vowels traditionally taught in the learning of the Burmese language
Derived terms

Etymology 2

The "strength" sense is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-ra (“strength; to win; classifier for people”). Cognate with Old Chinese 力 (OC *rɯɡ, “strength”) (STEDT). Sagart relates the "free" sense to 暇 (OC *ɡraːs, “leisure”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “The "free" sense is considered equivalent to the "strength" sense by MED, perhaps via semantic extension "strength" > "capability" > "without restrictions, free" or something similar. However, STEDT appears to separate the "free" sense, and doesn't link it to any root (â: "vacant; free, disengaged"), and Luce doesn't mention it either. If it is etymologically different, could it be related to Old Chinese 虛 (OC *kʰa, *qʰa, “empty, void”)? Old Chinese uvulars correspond to "zero" in Burmese, so this seems possible, while Sagart's theory seems phonetically problematic.”

Noun

အား • (a:)

  1. strength, force, power
  2. resources (i.e. man, money, material)

Verb

အား • (a:)

  1. to be vacant
  2. to be free (not in use; without obligations)
    Synonym: အားလပ် (a:lap)

Particle

အား • (a:)

  1. particle suffixed to a verb to convey the sense of having the heart to be insensitive or apathetic
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Postposition

အား • (a:)

  1. word indicating dative case, equivalent to the preposition "to"
  2. poetic use in lieu of ကို (kui)
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “အား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “အား 1 (‘strength’)” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 131.
  • “အား 2 (‘be free’)” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 133.
  • “အား” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.
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