သွာ

See also: သွား

Mon
သွာ (Nymphaea lotus)

Pronunciation

Noun

သွာ (swā)

  1. water lily[3][4]
    1. (Pak Kret District) white lotus (Nymphaea lotus)[2]

Derived terms
  • ကောန်ရဲတဝ်သွာ (kon ray taw swā)

Verb

သွာ (swā)

  1. to be easy[1][4]
    Synonym: လောဲ (loy)
  2. to improve (in health),[1] to ameliorate[4]
  3. to make easier[4]
  4. (Kaw Kyaik) to be at ease[1]
  5. (Pak Kret District) to appease (pain, anger, fatigue)[2]

References
  1. Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  2. Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) Mon - Japanese Dictionary‎ (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 1068
  3. Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language‎, Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 126
  4. อนุสรณ์ สถานนท์, ร้อยตรี (1984) พจนานุกรม มอญ-ไทย [Mon-Thai Dictionary] (in Thai), กรุงเทพฯ: คณะกรรมการทุนพระนาอนุมานราชธน, page 188
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