ကြို

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (krui "go to meet"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Note phonetic and semantic resemblance with Old Chinese (OC *qlew, *kleːw, “to invite, welcome, solicit”).”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕò/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: krui • ALA-LC: krui • BGN/PCGN: kyo • Okell: cou

Verb

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ကြို (krui)

  1. to meet someone on arrival
  2. (same as ကြိုဆို (kruihcui)) to welcome someone or something

Adverb

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ကြို (krui)

  1. in advance, ahead of

Derived terms

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Further reading

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