လေယာဉ်ပျံ

Burmese

လေယာဉ်ပျံ

Etymology

လေယာဉ် (leyany, “aircraft”) +‎ ပျံ (pyam, “flying”)

Pronunciation

Phonetic respellings: လေယင်ဗျန်, လိန်ဗျန်

IPA^(key): /lèjɪ̀ɴbjàɴ/, /lèɪɴbjàɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: leyanypyam • ALA-LC: leyāñ‘pyaṃ • BGN/PCGN: leyinbyan/leinbyan • Okell: leiyiñpyañ/leiñpyañ

Usage notes

The shorter pronunciation /lèɪɴbjàɴ/ is colloquial.

Noun

လေယာဉ်ပျံ • (leyanypyam)

airplane

Descendants

→ Shan: လေႇယိၼ်ႇပျၢၼ်ႇ (lèe yìn pjàan)

References

“လေယာဉ်ပျံ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 21

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