ငါးမူး

Burmese

Etymology

ငါး (nga:, “five”) +‎ မူး (mu:, “mu”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋámú/

Romanization: MLCTS: nga:mu: • ALA-LC: ṅāʺmūʺ • BGN/PCGN: nga:mu: • Okell: ngàmù

Noun

ငါးမူး • (nga:mu:)

half of a monetary unit (e.g., kyat, dollar)
half of an inch
half an acre
half a tical (measurement of weight))

Further reading

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

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