လျှာ

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej. Cognate with Tibetan ལྕེ (lce) and Chinese 舌 (shé).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hlya • ALA-LC: lyhā • BGN/PCGN: sha • Okell: hya

Noun

လျှာ • (hlya)

1. tongue

References

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