စကားလွန်

Burmese

Etymology

စကား (ca.ka:, language) +‎ လွန် (lwan, to exceed, transgress).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဇ'ဂါးလွန်
  • IPA(key): /zəɡálʊ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ca.ka:lwan • ALA-LC: cakāʺlvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: zăga:lun • Okell: săkàluñ

Verb

စကားလွန် • (ca.ka:lwan)

  1. to commit oneself by an unguarded or careless speech
  2. to speak to someone rudely

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