အကြေး

From အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ကြေး (kre:, “skin, scales”), the latter "skin" element only surviving in this term. STEDT derives the second syllable from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *m-k-rəj¹ (“skin, outer covering”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-k-rəj (“skin”), whence also Tibetan སྐྱི (skyi, “outer skin”), and perhaps archaic Old Chinese 介 (OC *kreːds, “scale (of animals); shell”). Note, however, much stronger phonetic correspondence with 肌 (OC *kril, “muscle; skin”), particularly with the Baxter-Sagart reconstruction.

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ကြေး
• IPA^(key): /ʔət͡ɕé/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.kre: • ALA-LC: ʼakreʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăkye: • Okell: ăceì

အကြေး • (a.kre:)

1. scales (of fish, reptiles, etc.)

• “အကြေး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.