လို

See also: လို့ and လီု

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese လိဝ် (liw) or Old Burmese လိုဝ် (luiw).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lò/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lui • ALA-LC: lui • BGN/PCGN: lo • Okell: lou

Verb

လို • (lui)

  1. to want (desire)
    Synonyms: ချင် (hkyang), လိုချင် (luihkyang)

Derived terms

Postposition

လို • (lui)

  1. like (such as), as (in the manner or role specified)
  2. in (a language)
    ဗမာလို ― ba.malui ― in Burmese
    အင်းဂလိပ်လို ရေးပါ။
    ang:ga.liplui re:pa||
    Please write in English.

References
  • “လို” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “လို” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.
  • Pain, Frederic. "Towards a panchronic perspective on a diachronic issue: the rhyme<-uiw> in Old Burmese." Australian Journal of Linguistics 37.4 (2017): 424-464.
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