လျှာ

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej. Cognate with Tibetan ལྕེ (lce) and Chinese 舌 (shé).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃà/

Romanization: MLCTS: hlya • ALA-LC: lyhā • BGN/PCGN: sha • Okell: hya

Noun

လျှာ • (hlya)

tongue

References

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

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