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