လကွယ်

လကွယ်

Burmese

Etymology

လ (la., “moon”) +‎ ကွယ် (kwai, “blocked”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: လဂွယ်
• IPA^(key): /la̰ɡwɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: la.kwai • ALA-LC: lakvayʻ • BGN/PCGN: la.gwè • Okell: lákwe

Noun

လကွယ် • (la.kwai)

1. new moon

Coordinate terms

• (lunar phases) လ (la.); လကွယ် (la.kwai, “new moon”), လဆန်း (la.hcan:, “waxing moon”), လပြည့် (la.prany., “full moon”), လဆုတ် (la.hcut, “waning moon”), ^{(Category: my:Calendar terms)}

Further reading

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