ရွက်ကြမ်းရေကျို

Burmese

Etymology

ရွက်ကြမ်း (rwakkram:, “tea leaf”) +‎ ရေ (re, “water”) +‎ ကျို (kyui, “to boil, steep, brew”), literally “tea water brewed with plain leaves”.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ရွက်ကြမ်းရေဂျို
  • IPA(key): /jwɛʔt͡ɕáɴjèd͡ʑò/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: rwakkram:re-kyui • ALA-LC: rvakʻkramʻʺrekyui • BGN/PCGN: ywetkyan:yegyo • Okell: yweʔcàñyeicou

Adjective

ရွက်ကြမ်းရေကျို • (rwakkram:re-kyui)

  1. mediocre, passable (typically describes a plain Jane, a person with an ordinary appearance)

Further reading

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