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ဝေး

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *wəy² (far), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-wəy-n (idem). Cognate with Lahu [script needed] (vɤ³, idem), Old Chinese (OC *ɢʷanʔ, *ɢʷans, “idem”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ဝေး (we:)

  1. far, distant, remote

Verb

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ဝေး (we:)

  1. to be far from, be out of touch, be out of contact, be or go without something

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