လှေ
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Burmese လှိယ် (lhiy), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Jingpho li (“boat”), Naxi leeq, S'gaw Karen ချံ (khlee).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /l̥è/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hle • ALA-LC: lhe • BGN/PCGN: hle • Okell: hlei
Noun[edit]
လှေ • (hle)
References[edit]
- “လှေ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 942.
- “လှေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.