လုံချည်

Burmese

လုံချည်'

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī), but spelled as if a compound of လုံ (lum, “to be covered”) and ချည် (hkyany, “to tie”).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: လုံဂျည်

IPA^(key): /lòʊɴd͡ʑì/

Romanization: MLCTS: lumhkyany • ALA-LC: luṃkhyaññ‘ • BGN/PCGN: lon-gyi • Okell: louñhci

Noun

လုံချည် • (lumhkyany) (classifier ထည်)

(clothing) longyi

Descendants

→ English: longyi

References

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

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