စက်လှေကား

Burmese edit

Etymology edit

စက် (cak, “circle”) +‎ လှေကား (hleka:, “stairs”), thus literally ‘circular stairs’.

Pronunciation edit

Phonetic respelling: စက်လှေဂါး
IPA^(key): /sɛʔl̥èɡá/
Romanization: MLCTS: cakhleka: • ALA-LC: cakʻlhekāʺ • BGN/PCGN: sethlega: • Okell: seʔhleikà

Noun edit

စက်လှေကား • (cakhleka:)

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Further reading edit

“စက်လှေကား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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