အလကား

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अलकम् (alakam, “in vain, for nothing”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔa̰la̰ká/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.la.ka: • ALA-LC: ʼalakāʺ • BGN/PCGN: a.la.ka: • Okell: álákà

Adverb

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အလကား • (a.la.ka:)

  1. (colloquial) freely, free of charge
  2. to no purpose; to naught
  3. not seriously; in jest

References

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  1. ^ “အလကား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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