အား

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a: • ALA-LC: ʼāʺ • BGN/PCGN: a: • Okell: à

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-ra (“strength; to win; classifier for people”)

Noun

အား • (a:)

  1. strength
Derived terms

Verb

အား • (a:)

  1. to be free (not in use; without obligations)
    Synonym: အားလပ် (a:lap)
Derived terms

References
  • “အား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “အား 1 (‘strength’)” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 131.
  • “အား 2 (‘be free’)” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 133.
  • “အား” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.
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