ကျားကျားလျားလျား
Burmese
Etymology
ကျား (kya:) is a contracted form of ယောက်ျား (“a male person”).[1]
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ကျားဂျားလျားလျား
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕád͡ʑájájá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: kya:kya:lya:lya: • ALA-LC: kyāʺkyāʺlyāʺlyāʺ • BGN/PCGN: kya:gya:ya:ya: • Okell: càcàyàyà
Adverb
ကျားကျားလျားလျား • (kya:kya:lya:lya:)
- boldly[1]
References
- “ကျားကျားလျားလျား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 214.