သွေး
Burmese
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bleeding_finger.jpg/220px-Bleeding_finger.jpg)
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-hjwəj-t. Cognate with Chinese 血 (xuè) and Nuosu ꌦ (sy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θwé/
- Romanization: MLCTS: swe: • ALA-LC: sveʺ • BGN/PCGN: thwe: • Okell: thweì
Noun
သွေး • (swe:)
- blood (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies)
References
- “သွေး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.