နားလည်

Burmese

Etymology

နား (na:, “ear”) +‎ လည် (lany, “to rotate, be shrewd, well-versed in”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: နားလယ်
• IPA^(key): /nálɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: na:lany • ALA-LC: nāʺlaññʻ • BGN/PCGN: na:lè • Okell: nàle

Verb

နားလည် • (na:lany)

1. to understand, know, comprehend

   နားလည်ပါတယ်။

   na:lanypatai||

   I understand.

   နားမလည်ပါဘူး။

   na:ma.lanypabhu:||

   I don't understand.

Further reading

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