ကြွား

Burmese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕwá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: krwa: • ALA-LC: krvāʺ • BGN/PCGN: kywa: • Okell: cwà

Verb

ကြွား • (krwa:)

1. to boast, to brag
2. to be prominent

Derived terms

• ကြွားဝင့် (krwa:wang.)
• မော်ကြွား (mau-krwa:)
• ဝင့်ကြွား (wang.krwa:)

Descendants

• → Shan: ၵျွႃး

References

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