လက်မ

Burmese

Etymology

လက် (lak, “arm, hand”) +‎ မ (ma., “main, principal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛʔma̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lakma. • ALA-LC: lakʻma • BGN/PCGN: letma. • Okell: leʔmá

Noun

လက်မ • (lakma.)

1. (anatomy) thumb finger
2. inch

See also

• (Fingers) လက်ချောင်း‎ (lakhkyaung:‎); လက်မ (lakma., “thumb”), လက်ညှိုး (lakhnyui:, “index finger”), လက်ခလယ် (lakhka.lai, “middle finger”), လက်သူကြွယ် (laksu-krwai, “ring finger”), လက်သန်း (laksan:, “little finger”), ^{(Category: my:Fingers)}

Further reading

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