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မချည်း,
ကတည်း
[1],
ditto,—colloquial.
ကစား, or လင့်ကစား,
လှည့်ကာ,
ditto,—infrequent.
အောင်, 1st, that, noting a consequence, so that, so as to, as သေ​အောင်​သွား​သည်, he went, so that he died; 2nd, that, noting a final end, in order to, as သေ​အောင်​သွား​သည်, he went, that he might die. ၍, and, as သွား​၍​သေ​ဝည်, he went and died; sometimes pronounced လို့; sometimes equivalent to လျှင်.

Interrogative Affixes,

(connected with the verbal root, by an assertive affix, သည် being commonly abbreviated to သ).

လော—formal,
လား,—famiIiar,
as သွား​သည်​လော, does he go?
နည်း,—formal, used in connection with an interrogative pronominal, as ဘယ်​ကို​သွား​သ​နည်း, whither does he go?
လည်း,
လဲ,
—familiar,
တုံး,—colloquial,

စင့်, or စံ့, affixed to the root, without an interven-

  1. Corrected on p. 76 to သည်လို့