သွေ့
Burmese
Etymology
From a Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-waj (“dried up, thirsty”), apparently attested mainly in Lolo-Burmese. Compare Lahu [Term?] (vi¹, “to dry, dry out”) (STEDT).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θwḛ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: swe. • ALA-LC: sveʹ • BGN/PCGN: thwe. • Okell: thweí
Adjective
သွေ့ • (swe.)
Derived terms
- ခြောက်သွေ့ (hkraukswe.)
Further reading
- “သွေ့” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.