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လျှော့

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Causative of လျော့ (lyau., to subside, be slack).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (hlyo' "( prn. hro' ) loosen, make lax; lessen, diminish; reduce"). Is this, along with the base form လျော့ (lyau.), related to လျှော (hlyau:, to slide)?”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃɔ̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hlyau. • ALA-LC: lyhoʹ • BGN/PCGN: shaw. • Okell: hyó

Verb

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Burmese verb set
Base လျော့ (lyau.)
Causativeလျှော့ (hlyau.)

လျှော့ (hlyau.)

  1. to reduce, lessen, decrease, diminish
  2. (of attempts, hopes, etc.) to give up
  3. (of knots, belts, etc.) to loosen, slacken; to pay out

Derived terms

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Further reading

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