Dictionary entry

Origin

Pronunciation: /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/

Pronunciation

/ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) မူရင်း။ ဇစ်မြစ်။

Definition

origin /'ɒrÇdʒÇn/ n ၁။ [C, U] မူလ။ အစ။ အေၾကာင္းရင္း။ မူရင္း။ ပင္ရင္း။ ဇာစ္ျမစ္။ the origins of life on earth ❍ be foreign in origin ❍ words of Latin origin ❍ The origins of the custom are unknown. ၂။ [C esp pl ] ဇာစ္ျမစ္။ ဇာတိ။ ethnic/ rural/ middle-class origins.

Examples

  1. [origin of] : Meteorites may hold clues about the origin of life on Earth.
  2. [origin in] : The country’s constitution had its origins in Roman law.
  3. [something owes its origin to someone/something] : The collection owes its origin to an anonymous donation of drawings.
  4. [trace your origins] : The college can trace its origins back to the 18th century.
  5. She tries to hide her upper-class origins
  6. but her accent gives her away.
  7. [humble origins] : Despite his humble origins
  8. Steen went on to become a Member of Parliament.
  9. [ethnic/racial origin] : All the children will be treated equally
  10. regardless of ethnic origin.