လျှင်

See also: လောင် and လင်

Burmese

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: *လျှင်
IPA^(key): /l̥jɪ̀ɴ/
Romanization: MLCTS: hlyang • ALA-LC: lyhaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hlyin • Okell: hlyiñ

Conjunction

လျှင် • (hlyang)

(literary) if

Usage notes

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

Synonyms

ရင် (rang) (informal, colloquial)
က (ka.)
အကယ်၍ (a.kairwe)

Derived terms

ဆိုလျှင် (hcuihlyang)