အုံး

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See also: အုံ့

Burmese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Usually connected to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-kum, but the loss of the initial velar is irregular.

Noun

အုံး (um:)

  1. pillow
  2. sheaves used to prop up paddy sheaves

Verb

အုံး (um:)

  1. to pillow (one's head on something)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ûṁ "roast in embers"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Semantic extension of Etymology 1?”

Verb

အုံး (um:)

  1. to bake in live coal
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