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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (lɑȵ² "rotate / spin"). Luce gives Old Chinese輪 (OC *run, “wheel; turns, rounds”) as a cognate.[1] While semantically solid, the phonetics deviate enough to make a formal relation difficult. There is also a chance that this is a derivative of the "neck" sense in Etymology 2; for a semantic parallel, compare Latincollum(“neck”).”
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (nɑ⁵⁵ lɛ²² "understand / grasp"). Bears resemblance to Old Chinese諒(*ɡ·raŋs, “to forgive; to believe; truth”). Could this be a back-formation of နားလည်(na:lany), with the original interpretation of လည်(lany) being in the Etymology 1 sense of "rotate" > "made rounds" > "well-versed"? Okell's "Burmese (Myanmar): An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 1", page 198, #18 of the Common Phrases Supplement section explains it as such.”
^ Luce, G. H. (1981) A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 64
↑ 2.02.12.2“လည်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 899.