လိမ်း

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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 (lîm "smear"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Could this be related to the MSEA areal word family that includes Old Chinese (OC *lɯm, “to soak, paint”) and (OC *l'um, “to sink”)?”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /léɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lim: • ALA-LC: limʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: lein: • Okell: leìñ

Verb

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လိမ်း (lim:)

  1. to apply, smear, paint
    ဆေးလိမ်းhce:lim:(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    သနပ်ခါးလိမ်းsa.naphka:lim:(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (of speech) to become slurred
    လျှာလိမ်းနေတယ်။hlyalim:netai||(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

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