လို

See also: လို့ and လီု

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese လိဝ် (liw) or Old Burmese လိုဝ် (luiw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lò/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lui • ALA-LC: lui • BGN/PCGN: lo • Okell: lou

Verb

လို • (lui)

1. to want (desire)

   Synonyms: ချင် (hkyang), လိုချင် (luihkyang)

Derived terms

• လိုချင် (luihkyang)

Postposition

လို • (lui)

1. like (such as), as (in the manner or role specified)
2. in (a language)

   ဗမာလို ― ba.malui ― in Burmese

   အင်းဂလိပ်လို ရေးပါ။

   ang:ga.liplui re:pa||

   Please write in English.

References

• “လို” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• “လို” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.
• Pain, Frederic. "Towards a panchronic perspective on a diachronic issue: the rhyme<-uiw> in Old Burmese." Australian Journal of Linguistics 37.4 (2017): 424-464.