ဝယ်

Burmese

Etymology

Probably from a Proto-Lolo-Burmese *way (“to buy”), with further derivation unclear (STEDT). Perhaps from the same word family as Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/m/s-laj ~ r/s-lej ~ b-rej (“to exchange, buy”) (whence Old Chinese 移 (OC *lal, “to change places”), 易 (OC *leːɡs, *leɡ, “to exchange”)); the latter Sino-Tibetan root is known for variable prefixes and -ay/-ey vocalism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: wai • ALA-LC: vayʻ • BGN/PCGN: wè • Okell: we

Verb

ဝယ် • (wai)

1. to buy

Antonyms

• ရောင်း (raung:)

References

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