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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lwa(ː)j (“easy”). Compare Old Chinese 易 (OC *leːɡs, *leɡ, “easy”) (STEDT).
Adjective
လွယ် • (lwai)
- easy (not difficult)
- Antonym: ခက် (hkak)
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Etymology 2
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given an etymology by STEDT (lwai "suspend from shoulder; carry in womb"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”
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Verb
လွယ် • (lwai)
- to carry (things) slung over the shoulder
- (of women) to bear (in the womb, etc.)
- (figuratively) to bear (a responsibility, etc.)
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