စက်လှေကား

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

စက် (cak, circle) +‎ လှေကား (hleka:, stairs), thus literally ‘circular stairs’.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respelling: စက်လှေဂါး
  • IPA(key): /sɛʔl̥èɡá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cakhleka: • ALA-LC: cakʻlhekāʺ • BGN/PCGN: sethlega: • Okell: seʔhleikà

Noun[edit]

စက်လှေကား (cakhleka:)

  1. escalator

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