လုံချည်
Burmese
လုံချည်'
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī). လုံ (lum, “to be covered”) + ချည် (hkyany, “to tie”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: လုံဂျည်
- IPA(key): /lòʊɴd͡ʑì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lumhkyany • ALA-LC: luṃkhyaññʻ • BGN/PCGN: lon-gyi • Okell: louñhci
Noun
လုံချည် • (lumhkyany) (classifier ထည်)
Descendants
- → English: longyi
See also
- ပုဆိုး (pu.hcui:), လုံကွင်း (lumkwang:)
References
- “လုံချည်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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