လျက်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s/g-ljak.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lyak • ALA-LC: lyakʻ • BGN/PCGN: yet • Okell: yeʔ

Verb[edit]

လျက် (lyak)

  1. to lick; to lap up

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respellings: လျက်, *လျက်
  • IPA(key): /jɛʔ/, /ljɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lyak • ALA-LC: lyakʻ • BGN/PCGN: yet/lyet • Okell: yeʔ/lyeʔ

Adverb[edit]

လျက် (lyak)

  1. (literary) while
  2. (literary) in spite of; despite
Usage notes[edit]

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

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