လော

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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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 (lɔ⁵⁵ shɔ²² "urge / hurry / speed up"). Luce gives Old Chinese 與 (OC *la, *laʔ, *las, “exclamation indicating doubt”) as a cognate for the "interrogative suffix" sense, but doesn't mention the "hurry" sense.[1]”

Verb

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လော • (lau:)

  1. to hustle or hurry (someone) to act quickly
  2. to be in too much of a hurry
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Classifier

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လော • (lau:)

  1. numerical classifier for counting the number of times

Particle

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လော • (lau:)

  1. particle suffixed to a noun to denote interrogation

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't appear to be mentioned by either STEDT or Luce 1981. Part of the same MSEA Wanderwort complex as Old Chinese 籠 (OC *roːŋ, *roːŋʔ, *roŋ, “cage, coop”)?”

Noun

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လော • (lau:)

  1. a kind of birdcage
  2. a birdtrap holding a decoy bird
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AW Finals (35. Interrogative Suffix)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 26

Further reading

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