မျက်နှာဖုံး

Burmese

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မျက်နှာ'ဖုံး
• IPA^(key): /mjɛʔn̥əpʰóʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: myakhnahpum: • ALA-LC: myakʻnhāphuṃʺ • BGN/PCGN: myethnăhpon: • Okell: myeʔhnăhpoùñ

Noun

မျက်နှာဖုံး • (myakhnahpum:)

1. mask
2. (figuratively) masquerade
3. (of books and periodicals) front cover; jacket
4. prominent person in a community; leading light

References

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