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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-ra (“strength; to win; classifier for people”)
Noun
အား • (a:)
- strength
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
အား • (a:)
- to be free (not in use; without obligations)
- Synonym: အားလပ် (a:lap)
Derived terms
References
- “အား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- “အား 1 (‘strength’)” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 131.
- “အား 2 (‘be free’)” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 133.
- “အား” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.