layer
/ˈleɪə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈleɪə/
layer
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- Final r is pronounced in US English
US voice -> layer
Myanmar meaning
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layer / 'leÇǝ(r) / n (also /'leǝ(r)/)
၁။ အလွှာ။ အထပ်။
a layer of dust on the furniture ❍ remove layers of old paint ❍ Several thin layers of clothing will keep you warmer than one thick one. ❍ (fig ) The play has several layers of meaning. [ဥ] ဤဇာတ်တွင် အဓိပ္ပာယ် အတိမ်အနက် အမျိုးမျိုး ဖန်တီးထားသည်။
၂။ ဥ ဥသော ကြက်မ။ a poor/good layer.
v (esp passive) အဆင့်ဆင့်၊ အထပ်ထပ် ပြုလုပ်ထားသည်။ a layered skirt ❍ layered hair (ie cut to several different lengths). ('စတက်'ခေါ်) အထပ်အလွှာ ပုံသွင်းညှပ်ထားသော ဆံပင်။
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Synonyms
coating, coat, sheet, film, deposit, cover, anodize, band, bed, blanket, board up, bronzed, bronzes, bush up, carpeted, carpeting, chrome, coping, couch, course, cover up, covered up, covering, covering up, curtained, curtaining, do on the sly, electroplate, electroplated, electroplating, enameled, enameling, encase, encrust, encrusted, flag, flap, floor, fold, foliate, foliated, girdle, gradation, heap, lamina, laminate, lamination, lap, layered, level, mantle, mantling, nickel, nickels, overlap, overlay, overlayer, overspread, overspreading, panel, plate, platinize, ply, row, seam, set on, shrouded, silvered, silvering, slab, story, stratify, stratum, stripe, substratum, super-imposed, superpose, thickness, tier, zone
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