Ablative.
က, from; out of; sometimes nominative; sometimes locative;
မှ, from; out of; besides; sometimes locative.
Comparative.
ကဲ့သို့, as, like as.
သဖွယ်, ditto.
လို, ditto.
လိုလို, a little like.
Certain verbal affixes, as တုံ, လေ, ပေ, ပါ, and ပေါ့, when affixed to nouns, are merely expletive.
The vocative is expressed by the noun, in a simple state, divested of all affixes. Sometimes in grave discourse, it is indicated by အို prefixed, as အိုဆရာ, O teacher.
Some relations of nouns are expressed by means of secondary nouns, which take some of the preceding affixes, and are connected with the principal nouns by ၏, the sign of the possessive, expressed or understood, as in the following examples:—
အပေါ် an upper part; အိမ်၏အပေါ်မှာ or အိမ်ပေါ်မှာ, above, over, or upon the house.
