လံာ်

S'gaw Karen

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *lekᴰ (“hawk”).

Noun

လံာ် • (leẹ)

1. hawk

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mon လိက်. Cognate with Western Pwo လံၬ, Eastern Pwo လိက် (lái), Western Kayah ꤜꤤ꤬ (lì).

Noun

လံာ် • (leẹ)

1. book

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

လံာ် • (leẹ)

1. to wear (around the neck), wear (a necklace)

References

• Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.