Burmese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕwè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: krwe • ALA-LC: krve • BGN/PCGN: kywe • Okell: cwei

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kroj (shellfish). Compare Old Chinese (OC *kroːl, *kʷroːl) and (OC *roːl).

Noun edit

ကြွေ (krwe)

  1. shell, cowrie
  2. porcelain
  3. enamel

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

ကြွေ (krwe)

  1. to fall
  2. to drop, drop off
  3. (figurative) to die, pass away

References edit