သေးလိၵ်ႉ

Shan

Etymology

From Burmese ဆေးလိပ် (hce:lip).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰeː˥.lik̚˦˨ˀ/
• Rhymes: -ik̚

Noun

သေးလိၵ်ႉ • (sée lḭ̂k)

1. cheroot, native cigar milder than the Havana cigar, made of a mixture of chopped tobacco leaves and stems, certain kinds of wood sprinkled with jaggery, and tamarind syrup, and covered with the leaves of certain trees, such as တွင်ပေႃမၼ်

Synonyms

• လႅၼ်းယႃႈ (lén yāa)

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.