Burmese numerical classifiers
- Burmese numerical classifiers
In Burmese, measure words, in the form of particles, are used when counting or measuring nouns. They immediately follow the numerical quantification. Nouns to which the classifiers refer to can be omitted if the context allows, because many classifiers have implicit meanings.
Classifiers
Examples
ee also
*Measure word
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