မင်း

See also: မိူင်း, မြင်, မင်, မြင့်, မိုင်, မောင်း, and မြင်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mang: • ALA-LC: maṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: min: • Okell: mìñ

Etymology 1

Noun

မင်း • (mang:)

1. monarch; king; ruler of a state
2. royalty and aristocracy
3. high government official

Adjective

မင်း • (mang:)

1. (honorific) honorific term suffixed to nouns meaning "honourable", "distinguished", "good", etc.

Particle

မင်း • (mang:)

1. particle suffixed to some adjectives to denote a sense of being extreme

Pronoun

မင်း • (mang:)

1. (familiar) you (singular, addressing a peer or subordinate, also used between intimate peers)

Synonyms

• ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:) (singular, polite, used by males)
• နင် (nang) (addressed to someone younger than the speaker)
• ရှင် (hrang) (singular, polite, used by females)

See also

Burmese personal pronouns

Burmese	Person	Level of speech	Remarks
ငါ (nga)	First	Informal	used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
ကျွန်တော် (kywantau)	First	Formal	used by males
ကျွန်မ (kywanma.)	First	Formal	used by females
ကျွန်ုပ်	First	Informal
ကျုပ် (kyup)	First	Informal
နင် (nang)	Second	Informal	used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
မင်း (mang:)	Second	Informal	used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
ညည်း (nyany:)	Second	Informal	used by females when addressing another female of same age or one younger
တော် (tau)	Second	Informal	used by females
ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:)	Second	Formal	used by males
ရှင် (hrang)	Second	Formal	used by females
သင် (sang), အသင် (a.sang)	Second	Formal
သူ (su)	Third
သင်း (sang:)	Third
ချင်း (hkyang:)	Third

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mon မာံ.

Noun

မင်း • (mang:)

1. (honorific) a title used by Mon men in lieu of မောင် (maung).