Burmese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Burmese ကြိယ်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *grəj (copper).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kre: • ALA-LC: kreʺ • BGN/PCGN: kye: • Okell: ceì

Noun edit

ကြေး (kre:)

  1. copper; brass; bronze

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Phonetic respellings: ဂျီး, ဂြေး, ကြေး
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑí/, /d͡ʑé/, /t͡ɕé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kre: • ALA-LC: kreʺ • BGN/PCGN: gyi:/gye:/kye: • Okell: jì/ceì/ceì

Noun edit

ကြေး (kre:)

  1. grime, dirt

References edit

  • Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.