လဲ

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See also: လှဲ

Burmese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/m/s-laj ~ r/s-lej ~ b-rej (“to exchange, buy”), whence Old Chinese 移 (OC *lal, “to change places”). See also ဝယ် (wai, “to buy”), which may be related (STEDT).

Verb

လဲ • (lai:)

  1. to exchange
  2. to change
Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (lâi "fall down from an erect posture ( < lâñ )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Bears phonetic and semantic resemblance to Old Chinese 跌 (OC *l'iːɡ, “to fall down”).”

Verb

လဲ • (lai:)

Burmese verb set
Base လဲ (lai:)
Causativeလှဲ (hlai:)
  1. to fall down (from a standing or sitting position)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (lâi "product of the lak-pam tree ( cotton tree )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”

Noun

လဲ • (lai:)

  1. silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)
  2. (also လဲဝါ (lai:wa)) silk cotton, kapok
Derived terms

Etymology 4

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *la-y (“idem”). See လား (la:, “interrogative particle for yes-no questions”) for more (STEDT).

Particle

လဲ • (lai:)

  1. final interrogative particle used with interrogative words
    အဲဒါဘာလဲ
    ai:dabhalai:
    What is that?
  2. (colloquial) Colloquial form of လည်း (lany:)
Derived terms

See also

Further references

Mon

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Thailand (Pak Kret District)) IPA(key): /lṳə/[1]

Adjective

လဲ (lay)

  1. to be easy[2][1]
    Antonym: ဝါတ် (wāt)

Derived terms

Noun

လဲ (lay)

  1. friend[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) Mon - Japanese Dictionary‎ (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 921
  2. ^ อนุสรณ์ สถานนท์, ร้อยตรี (1984) พจนานุกรม มอญ-ไทย , page 159; Thai translation of Halliday, R. (1922) A Mon-English Dictionary, Bangkok: Siam Society (2nd ed.: Rangoon: Mon Cultural Section, Ministry of Union Culture, Govt. of the Union of Burma, 1955).
  3. ^ Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language: To which are Added a Few Pages of Phrases, &c‎, Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 114
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