ဂၠေံ

Mon

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɢliʔ ~ *ɢliəʔ ~ *ɢliəh (“short”). Cognate with Khmer ខ្លី (khləy).

Pronunciation
  • (Myanmar, Thailand) IPA(key): /kle̤ʔ/
  • (file)

Adjective

ဂၠေံ (gleʼ)

  1. short[1]
    Antonym: (height) သၠုၚ် (sluṅ)

Derived terms
  • စိုတ်ဂၠေံ (cət gleʼ)

References
  1. Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language: To which are Added a Few Pages of Phrases, &c‎, Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 55
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