လေယာဉ်ပျံ
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
လေယာဉ် (leyany, “aircraft”) + ပျံ (pyam, “flying”)
Pronunciation edit
- Phonetic respellings: လေယင်ဗျန်, လိန်ဗျန်
- IPA(key): /lèjɪ̀ɴbjàɴ/, /lèɪɴbjàɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: leyanypyam • ALA-LC: leyāñʻpyaṃ • BGN/PCGN: leyinbyan/leinbyan • Okell: leiyiñpyañ/leiñpyañ
Usage notes edit
The shorter pronunciation /lèɪɴbjàɴ/ is colloquial.
Noun edit
လေယာဉ်ပျံ • (leyanypyam)
Descendants edit
- → Shan: လေႇယိၼ်ႇပျၢၼ်ႇ (lèe yìn pjàan)
References edit
- “လေယာဉ်ပျံ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 21