| Burmese
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IPA
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Transliteration
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Main usage
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| People and animals
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| ကောင်
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[kàuɰ̃]
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kaung
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animals
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| ပါး
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[pá]
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pa
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sacred persons (such as Buddhist monks and nuns)
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| ယောက်
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[jauʔ]
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yauk
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persons (general classifier)
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| ရှဉ်း
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[ʃíɰ̃]
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shin
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pairs of draught cattle
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| ဦး
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[ʔú]
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u
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people, monks and nuns
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| Other measure words
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| ကုံး
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[kóuɰ̃]
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koun
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garlands, necklaces, stringed items
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| ကျိုက်
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[tɕaiʔ]
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kyaik
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draughts gulped down
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| ကျိပ်
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[tɕeiʔ]
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kyeik
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items in 'tens'
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| ခါ
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[kʰà]
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kha
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number of times
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| ခု
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[kʰṵ]
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khu
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items (general classifier)
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| ခက်
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[kʰɛʔ]
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khet
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branches, sprays of flowers
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| ခင်
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[kʰìɰ̃]
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khin
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skeins of wool or cotton
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| ခေါင်း
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[kʰáuɰ̃]
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khaung
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skeins of yarn
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| ခိုင်
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[kʰàiɰ̃]
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khaing
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bunches of flowers, fruits
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| ခေါက်
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[kʰauʔ]
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khauk
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trips
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| ခွေ
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[kʰwè]
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khway
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rings, coils
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| ခွန်း
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[kʰúɰ̃]
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khun
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words
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| ချီ
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[tɕʰì]
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chi
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performances or shows
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| ချိုး
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[dʑó]
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cho
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components of a ratio
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| ချက်
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[tɕʰɛʔ]
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chet
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strokes, blows, hits, points
strokes of clocks, drums, gongs, etc.
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| ချောင်း
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[tɕʰáuɰ̃]
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chaung
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thin, long items (like pencils, sticks)
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| ချပ်
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[tɕʰaʔ]
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chat
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flat items (like tables)
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| ခြည်
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[tɕʰì]
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chi
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rings, bangles
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| စီး
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[sí]
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si
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vehicles and transport animals
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| စည်း
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[sí]
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si
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bundles
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| စင်း
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[síɰ̃]
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sin
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long-shaped items (like arrows, boats, cars)
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| စောင်
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[sàuɰ̃]
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saung
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literary pieces, documents, letters, etc.
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| စုံ
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[sòuɰ̃]
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soun
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sets or pairs
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| ဆ
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[sʰa̰]
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hsa
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number of times per equal amount
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| ဆူ
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[sʰù]
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hsu
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sacred objects and parabaik (Pali manuscripts)
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| ဆောင်
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[sʰàuɰ̃]
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hsaung
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buildings (like houses, monasteries and royal buildings)
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| ဆိုင်း
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[sʰáiɰ̃]
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hsaing
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work shifts, work teams, packets of gold foil
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| တန်
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[tàɰ̃]
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tan
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different legs of a journey, component parts of abstract concepts
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| တန့်
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[ta̰ɰ̃]
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tan
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bars, stripes, etc.
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| တုတ်
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[touʔ]
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touk
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carcasses of hares
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| တွဲ
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[twɛ́]
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twe
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items in pairs, bunches or clusters
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| တွက်
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[twɛʔ]
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twet
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snapping of fingers
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| ထပ်
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[tʰaʔ]
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htat
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layers, strata, storeys of buildings, etc.
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| ထမ်း
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[tʰáɰ̃]
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htan
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loads carried with a shoulder pole (yoke)
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| ထောက်
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[tʰauʔ]
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htauk
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stages of a journey, width of a point or tip of something
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| ထည်
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[tʰɛ̀]
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hte
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articles of clothing
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| ထုပ်
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[tʰouʔ]
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htout
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packages
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| ထုံး
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[tʰóuɰ̃]
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htoun
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knots, coils, etc.
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| ထွာ
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[tʰwà]
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htwa
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number of hand spans
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| ထွေ
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[tʰwè]
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htwei
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varied items; melds of playing cards
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| နပ်
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[naʔ]
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nat
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meals
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| ပါး
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[pá]
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pa
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sacred persons or objects (such as Buddhist monks)
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| ပေါ
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[pɔ́]
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paw
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bundles of seedlings
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| ပေါက်
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[pauʔ]
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pauk
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dots or drops
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| ပိုင်
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[pàiɰ̃]
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paing
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monk's robe; piece of silk used as headdress
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| ပိုင်း
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[páiɰ̃]
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paing
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part or division of something
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| ပတ်
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[paʔ]
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pat
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weeks
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| ပင်
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[pìɰ̃]
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pin
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tall upright things (trees, plants, poles, etc.); long strands (hair, thread, etc.).
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| ပိုဒ်
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[paiʔ]
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paik
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paragraphs
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| ပုဒ်
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[pouʔ]
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poud
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pieces of writing (such as articles,verse, songs, etc.)
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| ပုံ
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[pòuɰ̃]
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poun
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piles of material
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| ပျစ်
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[pjiʔ]
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pyit
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mats of palm thatching
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| ပြူး
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[pjú]
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pyu
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items in twos or pairs.
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| ပြိုက်
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[pjaiʔ]
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pyaik
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frequency of rain and snow
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| ပြင်
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[pjìɰ̃]
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pyin
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doctrines, concepts, dictums, etc.
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| ပြာ
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[pjàɰ̃]
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pyan
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number of times
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| ပွဲ
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[pwɛ́]
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pwe
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dishes; offertories
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| ဖီး
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[pʰí]
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hpi
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hands of bananas or plantains
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| ဖောင်
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[pʰàuɰ̃]
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hpaung
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height or depth equal to the height of a person standing with upraised hands (i.e. from the soles of his feet to the tips of his upraised hands)
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| ဖုံ
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[pʰòuɰ̃]
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hpoun
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things in heaps, batches or packs
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| ဖန်
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[pʰàɰ̃]
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hpan
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denotes frequency
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| ဖြာ
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[pʰjà]
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hpya
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denotes variety, diversity
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| ဖွာ
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[pʰwà]
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hpwa
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number of puffs (from cigarettes, etc.)
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| မည်
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[mjì]
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myi
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ingredients of a drug; kinds of dishes served
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| မြူ
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[mjù]
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myu
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pots of toddy wine
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| မျက်
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[mjeʔ]
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myet
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bundles of loops in a skein of cotton
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| မှုတ်
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[m̥ouʔ]
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hmout
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number of scoops with a dipper or ladle
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| မြွှာ
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[m̥wà]
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hmwa
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segments of fruit (such as cloves of garlic); parts of a multiparous birth (such as twins)
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| မြှောင့်
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[m̥ja̰uɰ̃]
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hmyaung
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longitudinally divided segments (such as cloves of garlic)
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| ယာ
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[jà]
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ya
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betel quids
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| ယှက်
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[ʃɛʔ]
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shek
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thin slices of food (such as pancake, waffle, etc.)
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| ရန်
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[jàɰ̃]
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yan
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objects in pairs
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| ရပ်
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[jaʔ]
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yat
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itemisation; expressing things in terms of a man's height
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| ရေး
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[jé]
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yei
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periods of sleep
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| ရေစီး
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[jè zí]
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yei zi
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leaves in a parabaik (Pali manuscripts)
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| ရိုက်
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[jaiʔ]
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yaik
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lengths measured with a bamboo pole
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| ရစ်
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[jiʔ]
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yit
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instalments, stages, chevrons, stripes, etc.
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| ရွက်
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[jwɛʔ]
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ywet
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counting sheets
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| လား
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[lá]
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la
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races in a contest consisting of a series of cart or boat races
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| လီ
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[lì]
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li
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multiples, frequencies
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| လေး
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[lé]
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lei
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used in connection with multiples or in replicate, parts of a ratio
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| လော
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[lɔ́]
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law
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number of times
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| လက်
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[lɛʔ]
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lek
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elongated items; turns in the game of dice
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| လုတ်
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[louʔ]
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lout
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mouthfuls of food
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| လုံး
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[lóuɰ̃]
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loun
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round, globular items
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| လှိုင်း
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[l̥áiɰ̃]
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hlaing
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sheaves of paddy
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| လွှာ
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[l̥wà]
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hlwa
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layers, strata, etc.
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| ဝါး
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[wá]
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wa
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handsbreadth
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| သား
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[θá]
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tha
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number of ticals or fractions of a tical or viss
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| သုတ်
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[θouʔ]
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thouk
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movements in groups or operations in shifts
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| သွယ်
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[θwɛ̀]
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thwe
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long, sinuous things (such as strands of pearls, garlands of flowers); paths, ways, methods, means, etc.
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