Where does “မလိုင်” come from?

မလိုင် (Burmese) comes from Hindi मलाई, from Arabic مَلَأَ — to satisfy in comeliness; to fill.

မလိုင် (Burmese): cream

Definitions

  1. cream

Ancestry of “မလိုင်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमलाईmalai, cream
2Arabicمَلَأَto satisfy in comeliness; to fill
Every word from Arabic مَلَأَ →Every word from Hindi मलाई →