လွှာ

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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 (lhwa "saw"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Closest-looking thing in Old Chinese is (OC *slolʔ, *slols, “slippery, smooth”), which isn't semantically all that similar.”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /l̥wà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hlwa • ALA-LC: lvhā • BGN/PCGN: hlwa • Okell: hlwa

Verb

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လွှာ (hlwa)

  1. to cut into thin layers or slices

Adverb

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လွှာ (hlwa)

  1. (thinking) subtly, astutely

Classifier

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လွှာ (hlwa)

  1. numerical classifier for counting layers, strata, etc.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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