ဆွဲ

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(d/n)waj (“to hang from, cling to; creeper”), though the exact morphology of the initial is unclear; see တွဲ (twai:, “to link; drooping, hanging”) for more (Hill 2019).

• IPA^(key): /sʰwɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hcwai: • ALA-LC: chvai • BGN/PCGN: hswè: • Okell: hswè

ဆွဲ • (hcwai:)

1. to hang, wear
2. to drag, pull, tow, tug (apply force to (something) so it comes towards one)
3. to persuade
4. to snatch away
5. to delay, prolong, procrastinate
6. to draw (lines, figures, etc.)
7. (colloquial) to borrow
8. to carry off, take away, commandeer
9. to hold one's attention or interest

ဆွဲ • (hcwai:)

1. (see also ဆွဲချိန်ခွင် (hcwai:hkyinhkwang)) a large pair of scales with a capacity of 25 viss
2. a unit of weight equivalent to 25 viss

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