လွယ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lwai • ALA-LC: lvayʻ • BGN/PCGN: lwè • Okell: lwe

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lwa(ː)j (“easy”). Compare Old Chinese 易 (OC *leːɡs, *leɡ, “easy”) (STEDT).

Adjective

လွယ် • (lwai)

1. easy (not difficult)

   Antonym: ခက် (hkak)

Etymology 2

Verb

လွယ် • (lwai)

1. to carry (things) slung over the shoulder
2. (of women) to bear (in the womb, etc.)
3. (figuratively) to bear (a responsibility, etc.)

Derived terms

• လွယ်ကြိုး (lwai-krui:, “strap or sling (attached to bags, etc.)”)
• လွယ်အိတ် (lwaiit, “shoulder bag, cloth sling bag”)

 

References

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