လူမျိုး

See also: လမ်း, and လိုမူ

Burmese

Etymology

လူ (lu, “human”) +‎ မျိုး (myui:, “kind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lùmjó/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lu-myui: • ALA-LC: lūmyuiʺ • BGN/PCGN: lu-myo: • Okell: lumyoù

Noun

လူမျိုး • (lu-myui:)

1. nationality, ethnicity, race
2. nation
3. type (of people), character

Further reading

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