"မျက်လွှာ" meaning in Burmese

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Noun

IPA: /mjɛʔl̥wà/ Forms: မျက် လွှာ [canonical], myakhlwa [romanization]
Etymology: မျက်- (myak-, “pertaining to the eyes”) + လွှာ (hlwa), with the second syllable လွှာ (hlwa) invoking either the sense of "thin layer" (MED) or a separate sense, found only in this compound, from a Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lwa (“skin”) (STEDT) (though it is possible that "skin" is equivalent to "thin layer" etymologically). Etymology templates: {{af|my|မျက်-|လွှာ|t1=pertaining to the eyes}} မျက်- (myak-, “pertaining to the eyes”) + လွှာ (hlwa), {{der|my|tbq-pro|*s-lwa|t=skin}} Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lwa (“skin”) Head templates: {{my-noun|head=မျက်လွှာ}} မျက်လွှာ • (myakhlwa)
  1. (anatomy) eyelid Synonyms: မျက်ခွံ
    Sense id: en-မျက်လွှာ-my-noun-oGA4awfi Categories (other): Anatomy, Burmese entries with incorrect language header, Burmese terms prefixed with မျက်-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Burmese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Burmese terms prefixed with မျက်-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. light-sensitive nervous coat of the eye
    Sense id: en-မျက်လွှာ-my-noun-goV509mR Categories (other): Burmese entries with incorrect language header, Eye Disambiguation of Burmese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Eye: 1 99
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        "1": "my",
        "2": "မျက်-",
        "3": "လွှာ",
        "t1": "pertaining to the eyes"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "tbq-pro",
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "မျက်- (myak-, “pertaining to the eyes”) + လွှာ (hlwa), with the second syllable လွှာ (hlwa) invoking either the sense of \"thin layer\" (MED) or a separate sense, found only in this compound, from a Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lwa (“skin”) (STEDT) (though it is possible that \"skin\" is equivalent to \"thin layer\" etymologically).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myakhlwa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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          "parents": [],
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        [
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        ]
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        "(anatomy) eyelid"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "မျက်ခွံ"
        }
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        "anatomy",
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      ]
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "light-sensitive nervous coat of the eye"
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "nervous",
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          "coat",
          "coat"
        ],
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        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mjɛʔl̥wà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "မျက်လွှာ"
}
{
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    "Burmese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "my:Eye"
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        "t1": "pertaining to the eyes"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "my",
        "2": "tbq-pro",
        "3": "*s-lwa",
        "t": "skin"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lwa (“skin”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "မျက်- (myak-, “pertaining to the eyes”) + လွှာ (hlwa), with the second syllable လွှာ (hlwa) invoking either the sense of \"thin layer\" (MED) or a separate sense, found only in this compound, from a Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lwa (“skin”) (STEDT) (though it is possible that \"skin\" is equivalent to \"thin layer\" etymologically).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "မျက် လွှာ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myakhlwa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Burmese",
  "lang_code": "my",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "my:Anatomy"
      ],
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        "eyelid"
      ],
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        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "eyelid",
          "eyelid"
        ]
      ],
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        "(anatomy) eyelid"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "မျက်ခွံ"
        }
      ],
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        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "light-sensitive nervous coat of the eye"
      ],
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        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
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          "sensitive",
          "sensitive"
        ],
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          "nervous",
          "nervous"
        ],
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          "coat",
          "coat"
        ],
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          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mjɛʔl̥wà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "မျက်လွှာ"
}

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