ဆွေ

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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 (mitchwe "friend"). Could this be a Burmese abstraction of the second syllable of Pali mitta (friend) used as a word in compounds?”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʰwè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcwe • ALA-LC: chve • BGN/PCGN: hswe • Okell: hswei

Noun

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ဆွေ (hcwe)

  1. relatives, kin, family (same as ဆွေမျိုး (hcwe-myui:))
  2. friend (same as မိတ်ဆွေ (mithcwe))

Derived terms

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Further reading

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