ကြီး
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See also: ကြိုး
Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-gryas (“old”). Compare Chinese 耆 (“old”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Phonetic respellings: ကြီး, ဂြီး
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕí/, /d͡ʑí/
- Romanization: MLCTS: kri: • ALA-LC: krīʺ • BGN/PCGN: kyi:/gyi: • Okell: cì/cì
- Homophone: ကျီး (kyi:)
Adjective[edit]
ကြီး • (kri:)
- big; large; great (in magnitude); high (in degree).
- older; elder (in family).
- hallowed; sacred; holy.
- great; powerful; mighty.