Burmese

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ရွှေ

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃwè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hrwe • ALA-LC: rvhe • BGN/PCGN: shwe • Okell: hywei

Etymology 1

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Provisionally said to be inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-rwəj (STEDT). Cognates include Akha [script needed] (sjhý, yellow, gold).

Adjective

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ရွှေ (hrwe)

  1. golden
Derived terms
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Noun

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ရွှေ (hrwe)

  1. gold

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Unclear if included in STEDT. Superficial resemblance to Old Chinese (OC *lja, *laː, “slanting”), but doesn't seem to phonetically match.”

Adjective

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ရွှေ (hrwe)

  1. askew

References

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  • 2022 August 3 (last accessed), “STEDT Etymon #3496”, in Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus[1]:

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