လင်း

Burmese

Etymology

Either Sino-Tibetan or a Mainland Southeast Asian (MSEA) Wanderwort; compare Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng, “bright”), Korean 양 (yang, “light”), Lepcha ᰣᰜᰨᰰ (a-lóṅ, “reflective light”), Thai ปลั่ง (bplàng, “bright; shiny”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɪ́ɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: lang: • ALA-LC: laṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: lin: • Okell: lìñ

Adjective

လင်း • (lang:)

Derived terms

အလင်း (a.lang:)

Verb

လင်း • (lang:)

to bright; to light; to explain; to elucidate

Further reading

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

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