အလို

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ လို (lui)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'လို
• IPA^(key): /ʔəlò/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.lui • ALA-LC: ʼalui • BGN/PCGN: ălo • Okell: ălou

Noun

အလို • (a.lui)

1. wish; desire; need
2. concept; idea

Descendants

• → Shan: ဢလူဝ်ႇ (ʼǎ lò)

Interjection

အလို • (a.lui)

1. expression of surprise

Further reading

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