လုံချည်
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
Phono-semantic matching of Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī). လုံ (lum, “to be covered”) + ချည် (hkyany, “to tie”).
Pronunciation edit
- Phonetic respelling: လုံဂျည်
- IPA(key): /lòʊɴd͡ʑì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lumhkyany • ALA-LC: luṃkhyaññʻ • BGN/PCGN: lon-gyi • Okell: louñhci
Noun edit
လုံချည် • (lumhkyany) (classifier ထည်)
Descendants edit
- → English: longyi
See also edit
References edit
- “လုံချည်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.