-များ
Burmese
Etymology
From များ (mya:, “many”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: mya: • ALA-LC: myāʺ • BGN/PCGN: mya: • Okell: myà
Suffix
-များ • (-mya:)
- (literary) noun plural marker
Usage notes
Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).
Synonyms
- -တို့ (-tui.) (formal, literary)
- -တွေ (-twe) (informal, colloquial)
Further reading
- “-များ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 360