အေ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from English a.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: e • ALA-LC: ʼe • BGN/PCGN: e • Okell: ei

Noun

အေ • (e)

  1. the Latin letter A/a.

Mon

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔéː/
  • (file)

Adjective

အေ (ʼe)

  1. yes. [ps.] particle introducing statement or request. with general approbatory colour.
    (file)
    အေ ကေတ်ဍာ်လက်ဖက်မွဲခေါ်ဏီဟာ အေကဵုကၠာၝာဲ။
    ʼe ketḍāklakphakmwoakhokṇiṃhā ʼekeuklāḅāy.
    Are you having another cup of tea? Yes, please.

References
  • Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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