လည်း

See also: လှည့် and လှည်း

Burmese

Alternative forms

လဲ (lai:) (colloquial)

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (lâñ "also"). Luce connects the word to Old Chinese 連 (OC *ren, “to link; and”),^[1] which appears semantically sound, and phonetically feasible (Burmese ည်း finals can correspond to Chinese -n finals, per Hill 2019).”

Pronunciation

(colloquial)

Phonetic respelling: လဲ
IPA^(key): /lɛ́/
Romanization: MLCTS: lany: • ALA-LC: laññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: lè: • Okell: lè

(formal)

Phonetic respelling: လီး
IPA^(key): /lí/
Romanization: MLCTS: lany: • ALA-LC: laññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: li: • Okell: lì

Particle

လည်း • (lany:)

also (in addition; besides; as well; further; too)
(when doubled) denotes simultaneous action: both... and
(when doubled, in negative clauses) neither... nor; not only... but also

Derived terms

စုလည်း (cu.lany:)
တည်းလည်း (tany:lany:)
တော်လည်း (taulany:)
ရှင်ပင်ပေါင်းလည်း (hrangpangpaung:lany:)
လည်းကောင်း (lany:kaung:)
လိပ်ခဲတည်းလည်း (liphkai:tany:lany:)
လိမ့်လည်း (lim.lany:)
သို့ဖြစ်သော်လည်း (sui.hpracsaulany:)
သို့သော်လည်း (sui.saulany:)
သော်လည်း (saulany:)
သော်လည်းကောင်း (saulany:kaung:)
အပြင် လည်း (a.prang lany:)

References

^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AÑ Finals (63. Also (suffix)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 64