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    Burmese uses classifiers or measure words when counting or measuring nouns. These particles immediately follow the number unless it is a round number, in which case the measure word precedes. The nouns can be omitted if context is clear. There are different classifiers for people, animals, objects, time periods, and other concepts. Exceptions exist for time and age measurements, where a preceding noun is not needed.

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    Burmese uses classifiers or measure words when counting or measuring nouns. These particles immediately follow the number unless it is a round number, in which case the measure word precedes. The nouns can be omitted if context is clear. There are different classifiers for people, animals, objects, time periods, and other concepts. Exceptions exist for time and age measurements, where a preceding noun is not needed.

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    Burmese numerical

    classifiers

    In Burmese, classifiers or measure words,


    in the form of particles, are used when
    counting or measuring nouns. They
    immediately follow the number, unless the
    number is a round number (ends in a zero),
    in which case, the measure word precedes
    the number. Nouns to which the classifiers
    refer to can be omitted if the context
    allows, because many classifiers have
    implicit meanings.

    The only exceptions to this rule are


    measurements of time or age (minutes,
    hours, days, years, etc.), where a preceding
    noun is not required, as the time
    measurement acts as a measure word.

    Classifiers
    See IPA/Burmese for an explanation of the
    phonetic symbols used in this section.
    Burmese IPA Transliteration Main usage

    People and animals

    ေကာင် [kàuɰ̃ ] kaung animals

    ပါး [pá] pa sacred persons (such as Buddhist monks and nuns)

    ေယာက် [jauʔ] yauk persons (general classifier)

    ှ ်း [ʃíɰ̃ ] shin pairs of draught cat t le

    ဦး [ʔú] u people, monks and nuns

    Other measure words

    ကံုး [kóuɰ̃ ] koun garlands, necklaces, st ringed it ems

    ကျ ိ က် [t ɕaiʔ] kyaik draught s gulped down

    ကျ ိပ် [t ɕeiʔ] kyeik it ems in 't ens'

    ခါ [kʰà] kha number of t imes

    ခု [kʰṵ] khu it ems (general classifier)

    ခက် [kʰɛʔ] khet branches, sprays of flowers

    ခင် [kʰìɰ̃ ] khin skeins of wool or cot t on

    ေခါင်း [kʰáuɰ̃ ] khaung skeins of yarn

    ခို င် [kʰàiɰ̃ ] khaing bunches of flowers, fruit s

    ေခါက် [kʰauʔ] khauk t rips

    ေခွ [kʰwè] khway rings, coils

    ခွ နး် [kʰúɰ̃ ] khun words

    ချ ီ [t ɕʰì] chi performances or shows

    ချ ိ း [dʑó] cho component s of a rat io

    ချက် [t ɕʰɛʔ] chet st rokes, blows, hit s, point s


    st rokes of clocks, drums, gongs, et c.
    ေချာင်း [t ɕʰáuɰ̃ ] chaung t hin, long it ems (like pencils, st icks)

    ချပ် [t ɕʰaʔ] chat flat it ems (like t ables)

    ြခည် [t ɕʰì] chi rings, bangles

    စီ း [sí] si vehicles and t ransport animals

    စည်း [sí] si bundles

    စင်း [síɰ̃ ] sin long-shaped it ems (like arrows, boat s, cars)

    ေစာင် [sàuɰ̃ ] saung lit erary pieces, document s, let t ers, et c.

    စံု [sòuɰ̃ ] soun set s or pairs

    ဆ [sʰa̰] hsa number of t imes per equal amount

    ဆူ [sʰù] hsu sacred object s and parabaik (Pali manuscript s)

    ေဆာင် [sʰàuɰ̃ ] hsaung buildings (like houses, monast eries and royal buildings)

    ဆိုငး် [sʰáiɰ̃ ] hsaing work shift s, work t eams, packet s of gold foil

    different legs of a journey, component part s of abst ract


    တန် [t àɰ̃ ] t an
    concept s

    တန ် ့ [t a̰ɰ̃] t an bars, st ripes, et c.

    တုတ် [t ouʔ] t ouk carcasses of hares

    တွဲ [t wɛ́] t we it ems in pairs, bunches or clust ers

    တွက် [t wɛʔ] t wet snapping of fingers

    ထပ် [t ʰaʔ] ht at layers, st rat a, st oreys of buildings, et c.

    ထမ် း [t ʰáɰ̃ ] ht an loads carried wit h a shoulder pole (yoke)

    ေထာက် [t ʰauʔ] ht auk st ages of a journey, widt h of a point or t ip of somet hing

    ထည် [t ʰɛ̀ ] ht e art icles of clot hing

    ထုပ် [t ʰouʔ] ht out packages


    ထံုး [t ʰóuɰ̃ ] ht oun knot s, coils, et c.

    ထွာ [t ʰwà] ht wa number of hand spans

    ေထွ [t ʰwè] ht wei varied it ems; melds of playing cards

    နပ် [naʔ] nat meals

    ပါး [pá] pa sacred persons or object s (such as Buddhist monks)

    ေပါ [pɔ́ ] paw bundles of seedlings

    ေပါက် [pauʔ] pauk dot s or drops

    ပိုင် [pàiɰ̃ ] paing monk's robe; piece of silk used as headdress

    ပိုငး် [páiɰ̃ ] paing part or division of somet hing

    ပတ် [paʔ] pat weeks

    t all upright t hings (t rees, plant s, poles, et c.); long st rands


    ပင် [pìɰ̃ ] pin
    (hair, t hread, et c.).

    ပိုဒ် [paiʔ] paik paragraphs

    ပုဒ် [pouʔ] poud pieces of writ ing (such as art icles,verse, songs, et c.)

    ပံု [pòuɰ̃ ] poun piles of mat erial

    ပျစ် [pjiʔ] pyit mat s of palm t hat ching

    ြပ း [pjú] pyu it ems in t wos or pairs.

    ပိ က် [pjaiʔ] pyaik frequency of rain and snow

    ြပင် [pjìɰ̃ ] pyin doct rines, concept s, dict ums, et c.

    ြပာ [pjàɰ̃ ] pyan number of t imes

    ပွဲ [pwɛ́] pwe dishes; offert ories

    ဖီ း [pʰí] hpi hands of bananas or plant ains

    ေဖာင် [pʰàuɰ̃ ] hpaung height or dept h equal t o t he height of a person st anding


    wit h upraised hands (i.e. from t he soles of his feet t o t he
    t ips of his upraised hands)

    ဖံု [pʰòuɰ̃ ] hpoun t hings in heaps, bat ches or packs

    ဖန် [pʰàɰ̃ ] hpan denot es frequency

    ြဖာ [pʰjà] hpya denot es variet y, diversit y

    ဖွာ [pʰwà] hpwa number of puffs (from cigaret t es, et c.)

    မည် [mjì] myi ingredient s of a drug; kinds of dishes served

    ြမ [mjù] myu pot s of t oddy wine

    မျက် [mjeʔ] myet bundles of loops in a skein of cot t on

    မတ် [m̥ ouʔ] hmout number of scoops wit h a dipper or ladle

    segment s of fruit (such as cloves of garlic); part s of a


    မာ [m̥ wà] hmwa
    mult iparous birt h (such as t wins)

    ေြမာင့် [m̥ ja̰uɰ̃ ] hmyaung longit udinally divided segment s (such as cloves of garlic)

    ယာ [jà] ya bet el quids

    ယှက် [ʃɛʔ] shek t hin slices of food (such as pancake, waffle, et c.)

    ရန် [jàɰ̃ ] yan object s in pairs

    ရပ် [jaʔ] yat it emisat ion; expressing t hings in t erms of a man's height

    This stretches of sleep may be confusing or unclear to readers.


    ေရး [jé] yei

    ေရစီ း [jè zí] yei zi leaves in a parabaik (Pali manuscript s)

    ု ိ က် [jaiʔ] yaik lengt hs measured wit h a bamboo pole

    ရစ် [jiʔ] yit inst alment s, st ages, chevrons, st ripes, et c.

    ရွ က် [jwɛʔ] ywet count ing sheet s

    races in a cont est consist ing of a series of cart or boat


    လား [lá] la
    races
    လီ [lì] li mult iples, frequencies

    used in connect ion wit h mult iples or in replicat e, part s of


    ေလး [lé] lei
    a rat io

    ေလာ [lɔ́ ] law number of t imes

    လက် [lɛʔ] lek elongat ed it ems; t urns in t he game of dice

    လုတ် [louʔ] lout mout hfuls of food

    လံးု [lóuɰ̃ ] loun round, globular it ems

    လိငး် [l ̥áiɰ̃ ] hlaing sheaves of paddy

    လာ [l ̥wà] hlwa layers, st rat a, et c.

    ဝါး [wá] wa handsbreadt h

    သား [θá] t ha number of t icals or fract ions of a t ical or viss

    သုတ် [θouʔ] t houk movement s in groups or operat ions in shift s

    long, sinuous t hings (such as st rands of pearls, garlands of


    သွယ် [θwɛ̀ ] t hwe
    flowers); pat hs, ways, met hods, means, et c.

    See also
    For a list of words relating to Burmese
    numerical classifiers, see the Burmese
    classifiers category of words in
    Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

    Burmese units of measurement


    Burmese language
    Burmese numerals
    Measure word

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