လယ်သမား

Burmese

Etymology

လယ် (lai, “field”) +‎ သမား (sa.ma:, “worker”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: လယ်+သ'မား
• IPA^(key): /lɛ̀ðəmá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: laisa.ma: • ALA-LC: layʻsamāʺ • BGN/PCGN: lèdhăma: • Okell: lethămà

Noun

လယ်သမား • (laisa.ma:)

1. paddy farmer

Further reading

• “လယ်သမား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.