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Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(d/n)waj (“to hang from, cling to; creeper”), though the exact morphology of the initial is unclear; see တွဲ (twai:, “to link; drooping, hanging”) for more (Hill 2019).
Pronunciation
Verb
ဆွဲ • (hcwai:)
- to hang, wear
- to drag, pull, tow, tug (apply force to (something) so it comes towards one)
- to persuade
- to snatch away
- to delay, prolong, procrastinate
- to draw (lines, figures, etc.)
- (colloquial) to borrow
- to carry off, take away, commandeer
- to hold one's attention or interest
Noun
ဆွဲ • (hcwai:)
- (see also ဆွဲချိန်ခွင် (hcwai:hkyinhkwang)) a large pair of scales with a capacity of 25 viss
- a unit of weight equivalent to 25 viss
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