ကြေး

Burmese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Burmese ကြိယ်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *grəj (“copper”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kre: • ALA-LC: kreʺ • BGN/PCGN: kye: • Okell: ceì

Noun

ကြေး • (kre:)

  1. copper; brass; bronze

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respellings: ဂျီး, ဂြေး, ကြေး
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑí/, /d͡ʑé/, /t͡ɕé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kre: • ALA-LC: kreʺ • BGN/PCGN: gyi:/gye:/kye: • Okell: jì/ceì/ceì

Noun

ကြေး • (kre:)

  1. grime, dirt

References
  • Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.
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