လိုချင်

Burmese

Etymology

လို (lui, “to want”) +‎ ချင် (hkyang, “to want”) (not in MED).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: လိုဂျင်
  • IPA(key): /lòd͡ʑɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: luihkyang • ALA-LC: luikhyaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: logyin • Okell: louhciñ

Verb

လိုချင် • (luihkyang)

  1. to want, desire

Further reading

  • “လိုချင်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 929.
  • “လိုချင်” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.
  • “လိုချင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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