New Words       

The following are the words practised on the tape. For other things you may want to buy look in the English-Burmese vocabulary.       

paiq-s’an-eiq  ပိုက်ဆံအိတ်  purse (“money bag”)   

lweh-eiq  လွယ်အိတ်  shoulder bag (see note below)   

sa-eiq  စာအိတ်  envelope (“letter bag”)   

sa-yè-seq-ku  စာရေးစက္ကူ  writing paper (“letter-write paper”)   

ouq-t’ouq  ဦးထုပ်  hat (“head binding”)   

Note 

lweh-eiq is literally a “hang-from-the-shoulder bag”. A bag woven of wool and cotton with a long integral loop to drape from your shoulder. Also called “Shan bag” in English because many of them are made in the Shan State.