ယဉ်ကျေးမှု

ယဉ်ကျေးမှု

Burmese

Etymology

ယဉ် (yany, “cultured, gentle, tame”) +‎ ကျေး (kye:, “village”) +‎ မှု (hmu.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪ̀ɴt͡ɕém̥ṵ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: yanykye:hmu. • ALA-LC: yañʻkyeʺmhu • BGN/PCGN: yinkye:hmu. • Okell: yiñceìhmú

Noun

ယဉ်ကျေးမှု • (yanykye:hmu.)

1. politeness
2. civilization
3. culture

References

• “ယဉ်ကျေးမှု” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.