အလျှံ
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ljam (“tongue; lick; flame”) (STEDT). Cognate with Chepang लेम्ह्सा (lemh‑, “to lick”), Chinese 炎 (OC *ɦlam, “flame; to blaze”), 焰 (OC *loms, “to flame up”), 舔 (OC *l̥ʰiːmʔ, “to lick”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Phonetic respelling: အ'*လျှံ
- IPA(key): /ʔəl̥jàɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.hlyam • ALA-LC: ʼalyhaṃ • BGN/PCGN: ăhlyan • Okell: ăhlyañ
Noun[edit]
အလျှံ • (a.hlyam)
References[edit]
- “အလျှံ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.