လျှို့ဝှက်

Burmese

Etymology

MED treats the word as an atomic non-decomposable unit, though the term appears to be a compound of a derivative of လျှို (hlyui, “to stoop, hide”) +‎ ဝှက် (hwak, “to hide, conceal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃo̰ʍɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hlyui.hwak • ALA-LC: lyhuiʹvhakʻ • BGN/PCGN: sho.hwet • Okell: hyoúhweʔ

Adjective

လျှို့ဝှက် • (hlyui.hwak)

  1. secret

Verb

လျှို့ဝှက် • (hlyui.hwak)

  1. to conceal, keep something secret

Derived terms

Further reading

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