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ဆွဲ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(d/n)waj (to hang from, cling to; creeper), though the exact morphology of the initial is unclear; see တွဲ (twai:, to link; drooping, hanging) for more (Hill 2019).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʰwɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcwai: • ALA-LC: chvai • BGN/PCGN: hswè: • Okell: hswè

Verb

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ဆွဲ (hcwai:)

  1. to hang, wear
  2. to drag, pull, tow, tug (apply force to (something) so it comes towards one)
  3. to persuade
  4. to snatch away
  5. to delay, prolong, procrastinate
  6. to draw (lines, figures, etc.)
  7. (colloquial) to borrow
  8. to carry off, take away, commandeer
  9. to hold one's attention or interest

Noun

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ဆွဲ (hcwai:)

  1. (see also ဆွဲချိန်ခွင် (hcwai:hkyinhkwang)) a large pair of scales with a capacity of 25 viss
  2. a unit of weight equivalent to 25 viss

Derived terms

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Further reading

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