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Etymology 1
From Proto-Karen *laŋᴬ (“to descend”). Cognate with Western Pwo လၩ့, Eastern Pwo လင် (làɴ).
Verb
လီၤ • (law̄)
- to descend; to go down
- to flow
- Preposed marker used to express that the subject causes the reaction denoted by the following verb: cause to, invite to, -able
- Postposed directional marker (~လီၤ): down
- Postposed marker used in reflexive clauses.
Preposition
လီၤ • (law̄)
- down
Derived terms
(cause to, invite to, -able):
(down):
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “descend, go down”): ထီၣ် (hṭaẁ)
- (antonym(s) of “directional marker, down”): ထီၣ် (hṭaẁ)
Etymology 2
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Particle
လီၤ • (law̄)
- Final particle used to end declarative sentences.