လက်ချား

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Burmese

Etymology

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Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. The syllables are လက် (lak, arm) +‎ ချား (hkya:, swift rotating on a vertical axis), neither which appears to be semantically relevant to the concept of "borax". Doesn't really resemble a borrowed word, though - maybe it is borrowed.”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛʔt͡ɕʰá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lakhkya: • ALA-LC: lakʻkhyāʺ • BGN/PCGN: letcha: • Okell: leʔhcà

Noun

လက်ချား (lakhkya:)

  1. borax

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