ကြွယ်

Burmese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (krway "rich"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕwɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: krwai • ALA-LC: krvayʻ • BGN/PCGN: kywè • Okell: cwe

Adjective

ကြွယ် • (krwai)

  1. rich, wealthy
  2. eloquent

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ကြွယ်လူး (krwailu:)
  • ကြွယ်ဝ (krwaiwa.)
  • ခြေသူကြွယ် (hkresu-krwai)
  • စကားကြွယ် (ca.ka:krwai)
  • သူကြွယ် (su-krwai)
  • သောသောကြွယ် (sau:sau:krwai)

Further reading