ရည်းစား

Burmese

Etymology

ရည်း (rany:, “to aim for, desire”) + စား (ca:) (whether the latter is in the "eat" or "exceed, emphatic particle" sense is unclear, though MED seems to favor the latter).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ရည်းဇား
• IPA^(key): /jízá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: rany:ca: • ALA-LC: raññʻʺcāʺ • BGN/PCGN: yi:za: • Okell: yìsà

Noun

ရည်းစား • (rany:ca:)

1. sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend

Further reading

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