အိမ်သာ
imsa/ʔèɪɴðà/
In Burmese, the word for bathroom is အိမ်သာ (imsa).
The term အိမ်သာ is used to refer to a room containing a toilet or latrine.
Meaning: a room with a bathtub (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced imsa (/ʔèɪɴðà/).
Did you know?
- The word အိမ်သာ literally translates to 'pleasant house'.
- Many people in Myanmar use a water pot and a scoop for cleaning in the အိမ်သာ instead of toilet paper.
- When entering a public အိမ်သာ, it is a common custom to remove your shoes, as the area is often kept as a 'wet' zone.
Examples in context
- အိမ်သာထဲမှာ ရေချိုးကန်ရှိတယ်။ain thar hte mha yay choe kan shi tal.There is a bathtub in the bathroom.
Example conversation
Hnin Hnin and Zaw Zaw are at home.
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninဇော်ဇော်၊ အိမ်သာ ဘယ်မှာလဲ။Zaw Zaw, eim thar bal mhar lae?Zaw Zaw, where is the bathroom?
- ဇော်ဇော် Zaw Zawဟိုဘက် အခန်းထဲမှာပါ။ho bat a khann htae mhar par.It is in the room over there.
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်၊ ဇော်ဇော်။kyay zu tin par tal, Zaw Zaw.Thank you, Zaw Zaw.
- ဇော်ဇော် Zaw Zawရပါတယ် နှင်းနှင်း။ya par tal Hnin Hnin.You're welcome, Hnin Hnin.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry အိမ်သာ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries အိမ်သာ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
