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shrimp meaning in Myanmar

မျှင် hmyang

/ʃɹɪmp/

shrimp in Myanmar: မျှင် (hmyang), ပုစွန် (pu.cwan). In English, shrimp means any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.

Myanmar words for shrimp

decapod crustacean
မျှင် hmyang, ပုစွန် pu.cwan

English meaning of shrimp

  1. noun Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
  2. noun The flesh of such crustaceans.
  3. noun A small, puny or unimportant person.
  4. noun Synonym of butterface.

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Questions about shrimp in Myanmar

What is the meaning of shrimp in Myanmar?
Shrimp in Myanmar is မျှင် (hmyang), ပုစွန် (pu.cwan).
shrimp ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Shrimp: မျှင် (hmyang), ပုစွန် (pu.cwan).
What does shrimp mean in English?
Shrimp means any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.

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