ခြွေ

Burmese

Etymology

Causative of ကြွေ (krwe), thus "to cause to fall" > "to pluck, thresh".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰwè/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkrwe • ALA-LC: khrve • BGN/PCGN: chwe • Okell: hcwei

Verb

ခြွေ • (hkrwe)

1. to pluck or strip (leaves, petals, etc.)
2. to thresh
3. to deliver (a speech)

Derived terms

• ခြွေရံသင်းပင်း (hkrweramsang:pang:)
• ဖက်ခြွေမိုး (hpakhkrwemui:)
• အမှည့်ခြွေခြွေ (a.hmany.hkrwehkrwe)

Further reading

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