ꯃꯌꯥꯝꯕ
mayamba
ꯃꯌꯥꯝꯕ (mayamba) is the Manipuri word for brother.
This noun is used to refer to a male sibling.
Meaning: male sibling (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
mayamba
Did you know?
- The script used to write ꯃꯌꯥꯝꯕ, called Meetei Mayek, was suppressed for centuries in favor of the Bengali script before being revived in recent decades.
- When addressing a stranger as a sign of friendliness, a Manipuri speaker might use a variation of a familial term instead of a formal title.
- While 'mayamba' refers to a brother, Manipuri speakers often use different terms depending on whether the brother is older or younger than oneself.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about family members.
- ꯏꯅꯥꯂꯣꯏ Inaloeeꯈꯣꯏꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯌꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯔꯥ?Khoiba, masi nanggi mayamba nara?Khoiba, is this your brother?
- ꯈꯣꯏꯕꯥ Khoibaꯑꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯌꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯤ꯫Ei, masi eigi mayamba ni.Yes, this is my brother.
- ꯏꯅꯥꯂꯣꯏ Inaloeeꯃꯩꯘꯥꯝ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫meisam yamna pheina lei.He looks very handsome.
- ꯈꯣꯏꯕꯥ Khoibaꯅꯪꯕꯨ ꯊꯥꯛꯄꯥ ꯁꯥꯛꯂꯤ꯫nangbu thakpa sakli.I thank you.
