စုလျား

Burmese

Etymology

Treated as an atomic non-decomposable unit by MED, and apparently not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. That said, appears to be a compound of စု (cu., “to accumulate”) +‎ လျား (lya:, “to extend”), i.e. an extended and collected piece of cloth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sṵjá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cu.lya: • ALA-LC: culyāʺ • BGN/PCGN: su.ya: • Okell: súyà

Noun

စုလျား • (cu.lya:)

  1. length of cloth
  2. shawl

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