မိုးခေါ်

Burmese

Etymology

မိုး (mui:) +‎ ခေါ် (hkau)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mókʰɔ̀/

Romanization: MLCTS: mui:hkau • ALA-LC: muiʺkhoʻ • BGN/PCGN: mo:hkaw • Okell: moùhko

Verb

မိုးခေါ် • (mui:hkau)

to call for rain, by holding tug of war contests and sounding of drums, etc in accordance with local customs.

References

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

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