ချွေးမ

Burmese

Etymology

From ချွေး (hkywe:, “sweat”) +‎ -မ (-ma., feminine suffix), with the former element from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *krwəy (“son-in-law, daughter-in-law”). Can be decomposed to literally mean “sweat woman,” in reference to the subordinate status of the daughter-in-law living with her in-laws. Cognate with Sichuan Yi ꑮꃀ (xyp mop, “daughter-in-law”), Lolopo cirmu (“daughter-in-law”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰwéma̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkywe:ma. • ALA-LC: khyveʺma • BGN/PCGN: chwe:ma. • Okell: hcweìmá

Noun

ချွေးမ • (hkywe:ma.)

  1. daughter-in-law
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