အလျင်

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Burmese

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Etymology 1

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အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) +‎ လျင် (lyang, swift, sharp).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'*လျင်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəljɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.lyang • ALA-LC: ʼalyaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: ălyin • Okell: ălyiñ

Noun

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အလျင် (a.lyang)

  1. velocity (vector quantity)
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Etymology 2

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Equated with the "velocity, quick" sense in Etymology 1 by MED. Luce, on the other hand, separates it from the "quick" sense and compares it with Old Chinese (OC *zleːn, “before, front”), albeit with an incorrect transcription as "alhyaṅ" (with an "h").[1]

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ယင်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəjɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.lyang • ALA-LC: ʼalyaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăyin • Okell: ăyiñ

Adjective

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အလျင် (a.lyang)

  1. previous, former

Postposition

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အလျင် (a.lyang)

  1. before, firstly, first

Noun

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အလျင် (a.lyang)

  1. the past
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (124. Beforehand)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 77

Further reading

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  • အလျင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • အလျင်” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.
  • အလျင်” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.