-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
- 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.
- 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".
- suffix Used to form adjectives from nouns specifying time intervals, the adjectives having the sense of "occurring at such intervals".
- suffix Used to form adverbs from adjectives and nouns.
-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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