လှေး

Burmese

Etymology

Cognate with Lizu ɬe³³ and S'gaw Karen ကျံ (klee).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥é/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hle: • ALA-LC: lheʺ • BGN/PCGN: hle: • Okell: hleì

Noun

လှေး • (hle:)

1. flea

See also

• အလှေး (a.hle:)

Adjective

လှေး • (hle:)

1. small; tiny

Further reading

• “လှေး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.