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-ly meaning in Myanmar

စွာ cwa

/-li/UK[liː]

-ly in Myanmar: စွာ (cwa). In English, -ly means used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun" Similar in meaning to -like but most often paired with animate nouns.

Myanmar words for -ly

used to form adverbs from adjectives
စွာ cwa

English meaning of -ly

  1. suffix Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun" Similar in meaning to -like but most often paired with animate nouns.
  2. suffix Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "appearing like, resembling, or having the likeness of what is denoted by the noun".
  3. suffix Used to form adjectives from nouns specifying time intervals, the adjectives having the sense of "occurring at such intervals".
  4. suffix Used to form adverbs from adjectives and nouns.

Full definition of -ly

-ly in a sentence

  • comrade + -ly → comradely
  • bloom + -ly → bloomly
  • muscle + -ly → muscly

Synonyms of -ly

-ly in other languages

Questions about -ly in Myanmar

What is the meaning of -ly in Myanmar?
-ly in Myanmar is စွာ (cwa).
-ly ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
-ly: စွာ (cwa).
What does -ly mean in English?
-ly means used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun" Similar in meaning to -like but most often paired with animate nouns.

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