လွယ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lwa(ː)j (“easy”). Compare Chinese 易 (yì, “easy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lwai • ALA-LC: lvayʻ • BGN/PCGN: lwè • Okell: lwe

Adjective

လွယ် • (lwai)

1. easy (not difficult)

Antonyms

• ခက် (hkak)

References

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