Burmese

Verb

လို • ‎(lui) (Romanization: MLCTS: lui • ALA-LC: lui • BGN/PCGN: lo • Okell: lou)

1. to want (desire)

Synonyms

• ချင် ‎(hkyang)
• လိုချင် ‎(luihkyang)

Derived terms

• လိုချင် ‎(luihkyang)

Postposition

လို • ‎(lui) (Romanization: MLCTS: lui • ALA-LC: lui • BGN/PCGN: lo • Okell: lou)

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 0-7007-1381-6), by John Okell and Anna Allott.

Pa'o Karen

Noun

လို ‎(transliteration needed)

1. person