လေယာဉ်ပျံ

Burmese

လေယာဉ်ပျံ

Etymology

လေယာဉ် (leyany, “aircraft”) +‎ ပျံ (pyam, “flying”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respellings: လေယင်ဗျန်, လိန်ဗျန်
• IPA^(key): /lèjɪ̀ɴbjàɴ/, /lèɪɴbjàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: leyanypyam • ALA-LC: leyāñʻpyaṃ • BGN/PCGN: leyinbyan/leinbyan • Okell: leiyiñpyañ/leiñpyañ

Usage notes

The shorter pronunciation /lèɪɴbjàɴ/ is colloquial.

Noun

လေယာဉ်ပျံ • (leyanypyam)

1. airplane

Descendants

• → Shan: လေႇယိၼ်ႇပျၢၼ်ႇ (lèe yìn pjàan)

References

• “လေယာဉ်ပျံ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 21