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

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