လက်ရှည်

Burmese

Etymology

လက် (lak, “sleeves”) +‎ ရှည် (hrany, “long”), from the Burmese association of Hokkien settlers with merchant trade. Conversely, the Cantonese and Toisanese were associated with artisanship and manual work, hence the name လက်တို (laktui).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: လက်ရှေ
  • IPA(key): /lɛʔʃè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lakhrany • ALA-LC: lakʻrhaññʻ • BGN/PCGN: letshe • Okell: leʔhyei

Proper noun

လက်ရှည် • (lakhrany)

  1. (informal) Hokkien

Synonyms

References

  • 2016, Yi Li, “Governing the Chinese in multi-ethnic colonial Burma between the 1890s and 1920s”, in South East Asia Research‎[1], volume 24, number 1, →ISSN, pages 135–154:
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