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Burmese
Etymology 1
အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + လျင် (lyang, “swift, sharp”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: အ'*လျင်
- IPA(key): /ʔəljɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.lyang • ALA-LC: ʼalyaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: ălyin • Okell: ălyiñ
Noun
အလျင် • (a.lyang)
- velocity (vector quantity)
Derived terms
- အလျင်စလို (a.lyangca.lui, “hurriedly, urgently”)
- အလျင်အမြန် (a.lyang-a.mran, “quickly, urgently”)
Etymology 2
Equated with the "velocity, quick" sense in Etymology 1 by MED. Luce, on the other hand, separates it from the "quick" sense and compares it with Old Chinese 前 (OC *zleːn, “before, front”), albeit with an incorrect transcription as "alhyaṅ" (with an "h").
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: အ'ယင်
- IPA(key): /ʔəjɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.lyang • ALA-LC: ʼalyaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăyin • Okell: ăyiñ
Adjective
အလျင် • (a.lyang)
- previous, former
Postposition
အလျင် • (a.lyang)
- before, firstly, first
Noun
အလျင် • (a.lyang)
- the past
Derived terms
- အလျင်ကျ (a.lyangkya., “to be earlier, be ahead”)
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (124. Beforehand)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 77
Further reading
- “အလျင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- “အလျင်” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.
- “အလျင်” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.