မြေက်
Mon
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Pali marica[1] or learned borrowing from Sanskrit मरिच (marica)[1]
Pronunciation
(Myanmar) IPA(key): /pəròik/[2]
Noun
မြေက် (mrek)
- chilli[1][2][3]
References
- Jenny, Mathias (2015), “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- R. Halliday (1922) A Mon-English Dictionary, Bangkok: Siam Society
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