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ရွယ်

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jwɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: rwai • ALA-LC: rvayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ywè • Okell: ywe

Etymology 1

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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 (ə-rwai "age; age of puberty"), while Luce's comparison with Old Chinese (OC *sqʰʷads, *sqʰʷad, “age”) is quite uncertain.[1]

Noun

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ရွယ် (rwai)

  1. (same as အရွယ် (a.rwai)) age; size
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Etymology 2

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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 (rwai "aim, take aim; intend"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Verb

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ရွယ် (rwai)

  1. to aim, intend
  2. to aim at, point at
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-WAY Finals (22. Ripe Age; Proper Time)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 23

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