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Myanmar [Myanmar 词源字典]: an old name for a part of Burma and a word for the country in native speech, officially chosen by military rulers of Burma in 1989. Reasons given include casting off a relic of colonialism, or downplaying of the connection to the Burman ethnic majority.
It should be pointed out that this renaming has virtually no impact on Burmese citizens speaking in Burmese, who continue to refer to both Myanma as well as Bama (this not unlike formal reference in the English language to 'The Netherlands' while informally using 'Holland'). [Gustaaf Houtman, "Mental Culture in Burmese Crisis Politics," 1999]
[Myanmar etymology, Myanmar origin, 英语词源]
myasthenia (n.): "muscular weakness," 1856, medical Latin; see myo- + asthenia.
Mycenaean: 1590s, "pertaining to Mycenae," the ancient city on the Argive plain, from Latin Mycenaeus, from Greek Mykenaios "of Mycenae," from Mykenai. In reference to the Aegean civilization that flourished 1500-1100 B.C.E. and was centered on Mycenae, it is from 1890s.
myco-: before vowels myc-, word-forming element meaning "mushroom, fungus," formed irregularly from Greek mykes "fungus, mushroom, anything shaped like a mushroom," from PIE root *meug- "slimy, slippery" (see mucus). The correct form is myceto- (mycet-).
mycology (n.): 1822, from myco- + -logy. Related: Mycological; mycologist.
mycosis (n.): 1876, medical Latin; see myco- + -osis. Related: Mycotic.
myelin (n.): also myeline, "soft material found in nerve tissues," 1867, from German Myelin (1854), from Greek myelos "marrow; the brain, innermost part," of unknown origin.
myelo-: before vowels myel-, word-forming element meaning "marrow, spinal cord," from Greek myelos "marrow; the brain," of unknown origin.
myeloma (n.): 1857, from comb. form of Greek myelos "marrow" + -oma.
Mylar (n.): proper name for a polyester film, 1954, trademarked by E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A. Like many Du Pont names, it doesn't mean anything, they just liked the sound.
mynah (n.): type of passerine bird of India and the East, "talking starling," 1769, from Hindi maina "a starling," from Sanskrit madana- "delightful, joyful," related to madati "it gladdens," literally "it bubbles," from PIE root *mad- "moist, wet" (see mast (n.2).
myo-: before vowels my-, word-forming element meaning "muscle," from comb. form of Greek mys "muscle," literally "mouse" (see muscle (n.)).
myocardium (n.): 1866, from myo- + Latinized form of Greek kardia "heart," from PIE root *kerd- "heart" (see heart). Related: Myocardial; myocarditis.
myology (n.): 1640s; see myo- + -logy. Related: Myologist.
myomancy (n.): 1725, divination by the movements of mice, from Greek myo-, comb. form of mys (see mouse (n.)) + -mancy.
myope (n.): "short-sighted person," 1728, from French myope "short-sighted" (16c.), from Late Latin myop-, from Greek myops "short-sighted" (see myopia).
myopia (n.): "short-sightedness," 1727, medical Latin, from Late Greek myopia "near-sightedness," from myops "near-sighted," literally "closing the eyes," from myein "to shut" (see mute (adj.)) + ops (genitive opos) "eye" (see eye (n.)).
myopic (adj.): "short-sighted," 1800, from myopia + -ic. Figurative use from 1891. Related: Myopical (1748); myopically.
myriad (n.): 1550s, from Middle French myriade and directly from Late Latin myrias (genitive myriadis) "ten thousand," from Greek myrias (genitive myriados) "a number of ten thousand, countless numbers," from myrios (plural myrioi) "innumerable, countless, infinite; boundless," as a definite number, "ten thousand" ("the greatest number in Greek expressed by one word," Liddell & Scott say), of unknown origin; perhaps from PIE *meue- "abundant" (cognates: Hittite muri- "cluster of grapes," Latin muto "penis," Middle Irish moth "penis"). Specific use is usually in translations from Greek or Latin.
myriad (adj.): c. 1800, from myriad (n.).