လက်ဦး

Burmese

Etymology

လက် (lak, “arm, hand”) +‎ ဦး (u:, “head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛʔ.ʔú/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lak-u: • ALA-LC: lakʻūʺ • BGN/PCGN: let-u: • Okell: leʔù

Noun

လက်ဦး • (lak-u:)

  1. the beginning, the first

Verb

လက်ဦး • (lak-u:)

  1. to take one jump ahead of others

Derived terms

  • လက်ဦးဆရာ (lak-u:hca.ra)
  • လက်ဦးဆုံး (lak-u:hcum:)
  • လက်ဦးလက်ဖျား (lak-u:lakhpya:)

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