လို
See also: လို့
Burmese
Etymology
From Old Burmese လိဝ် (liw) or Old Burmese လိုဝ် (luiw).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lò/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lui • ALA-LC: lui • BGN/PCGN: lo • Okell: lou
Verb
လို • (lui)
- to want (desire)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- လိုချင် (luihkyang)
Postposition
လို • (lui)
- like (such as), as (in the manner or role specified)
- in (a language)
- ဗမာလို ― ba.malui ― in Burmese
- အင်းဂလိပ်လို ရေးပါ။
- ang:ga.liplui re:pa||
- Please write in English.
References
- “လို” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- “လို” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.
- Pain, Frederic. "Towards a panchronic perspective on a diachronic issue: the rhyme<-uiw> in Old Burmese." Australian Journal of Linguistics 37.4 (2017): 424-464.