ဘယ်လို

Burmese

Etymology

ဘယ် (bhai, “which”) +‎ လို (lui, “like, as”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛ̀lò/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: bhailui • ALA-LC: bhayʻlui • BGN/PCGN: bèlo • Okell: belou

Adverb

ဘယ်လို • (bhailui)

  1. (colloquial) how (in what manner or way)
    ခင်ဗျား ဘယ်လို လာသလဲ။
    hkangbya: bhailui lasa.lai:||
    How did you come?

Synonyms

  • မည်သို့ (manysui.) (formal, literary)
  • မည်ညာ (manynya) (formal, literary)

Determiner

ဘယ်လို • (bhailui)

  1. (colloquial) what kind of
    ဘယ်လိုကား ဝယ်မလဲ။
    bhailuika: waima.lai:||
    What kind of car will you buy?

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