လျှင်

See also: လောင် and လင်

Burmese

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: *လျှင်
  • IPA(key): /l̥jɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hlyang • ALA-LC: lyhaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hlyin • Okell: hlyiñ

Conjunction

လျှင် • (hlyang)

  1. (literary) if

Usage notes

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ဆိုလျှင် (hcuihlyang)
  • ပင်လျှင် (panghlyang)
  • လွဲလျှင် (lwai:hlyang)
  • သာလျှင် (sahlyang)
  • သို့ဖြစ်လျှင် (sui.hprachlyang)

Particle

လျှင် • (hlyang)

  1. particle occurring between numerical nouns to delineate their relationship

Further reading

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