ကွေ့တီယို

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 粿條／粿条 (kóe-tiâu, “ricecake strips”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwḛtìjò/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kwe.tiyui • ALA-LC: kveʹtīyui • BGN/PCGN: kwe.tiyo • Okell: kweítiyou

Noun

ကွေ့တီယို • (kwe.tiyui)

1. kway teow; kuy teav (a flat rice noodle similar to spaghetti noodles)

Alternative forms

• ကွေတီယို (kwetiyui)

Synonyms

• နန်းပြား (nan:pra:)