အလွန်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ လွန် (lwan)

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respelling: အ'လွန်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəlʊ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.lwan • ALA-LC: ʼalvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: ălun • Okell: ăluñ

Adverb

အလွန် • (a.lwan)

  1. (literary) very

Usage notes

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

Synonyms
  • တယ် (tai) (informal, colloquial)
  • သိပ် (sip) (informal, colloquial)
  • အရမ်း (a.ram:) (informal, colloquial)
  • အင်မတန် (angma.tan) (informal, colloquial)
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