လေယာဉ်ပျံ

Burmese

Etymology

လေယာဉ် (leyany, aircraft) +‎ ပျံ (pyam, flying).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: လေယင်ဗျန်, လိန်ဗျန်
  • IPA(key): /lèjɪ̀ɴbjàɴ/, /lèɪɴbjàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: leyanypyam • ALA-LC: leyāñʻpyaṃ • BGN/PCGN: leyinbyan/leinbyan • Okell: leiyiñpyañ/leiñpyañ

Usage notes

The shorter pronunciation /lèɪɴbjàɴ/ is colloquial.

Noun

လေယာဉ်ပျံ • (leyanypyam)

  1. airplane, aeroplane

Descendants

  • Shan: လေႇယိၼ်ႇပျၢၼ်ႇ (lèe yìn pjàan)

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