ရည်းစား

Burmese

Etymology

ရည်း (rany:, “to aim for, desire”) + စား (ca:) (whether the latter is in the "eat" or "exceed, emphatic particle" sense is unclear, though MED seems to favor the latter).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ရည်းဇား
  • IPA(key): /jízá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: rany:ca: • ALA-LC: raññʻʺcāʺ • BGN/PCGN: yi:za: • Okell: yìsà

Noun

ရည်းစား • (rany:ca:)

  1. sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend

Derived terms

  • ငယ်ရည်းစား (ngairany:ca:, “childhood sweetheart; old flame”)
  • ရည်းစားစာ (rany:ca:ca, “love letter”)

Further reading

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