လိမ်း

Traditionally derived from Pali limpati (“to smear, to anoint”). Also compare Old Chinese 淫 (OC *lɯm, “to soak, paint”) and 沉 (OC *l'um, “to sink”)?

• IPA^(key): /léɪɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lim: • ALA-LC: limʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: lein: • Okell: leìñ

လိမ်း • (lim:)

1. to apply, smear, paint

   ဆေးလိမ်း ― hce:lim: ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   သနပ်ခါးလိမ်း ― sa.naphka:lim: ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (of speech) to become slurred

   လျှာလိမ်းနေတယ်။ ― hlyalim:netai|| ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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