Burmese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Burmese က္လွယ် (klway), Proto-Tibeto-Burman *lwaːy (buffalo). Compare Lao ຄວາຍ (khuāi), Thai ควาย (kwaai), Zhuang vaiz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕwɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kywai: • ALA-LC: kyvai • BGN/PCGN: kywè: • Okell: cwè
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Noun edit

ကျွဲ (kywai:) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. water buffalo

Derived terms edit