လှေ
Appearance
Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Burmese လှိယ် (lhiy), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Jingpho li (“boat”), Naxi leeq, S'gaw Karen ချံ (khlee). Compare Middle Chinese 䑴艃 (“a boat, a ship, vessel”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /l̥è/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hle • ALA-LC: lhe • BGN/PCGN: hle • Okell: hlei
Noun
[edit]လှေ • (hle)
References
[edit]- “လှေ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 942.
- “လှေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.