လျှော

Burmese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (hlyô "( prn. hrô ) slide down"). Looks like a derivative of Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-lwat (“to free, release, slip”), whence Old Chinese 脫 (OC *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd, “to take off clothes, slip off, escape”). Related to လျှော့ (hlyau., “to reduce, loosen”)?”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɔ́/
Romanization: MLCTS: hlyau: • ALA-LC: lyho • BGN/PCGN: shaw: • Okell: hyò

Verb

လျှော • (hlyau:)

to slide

Noun

လျှော • (hlyau:)

slide

Derived terms

References

“လျှော” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.