river
/ˈrɪvə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈrɪvə/
river
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- Final r is pronounced in US English
ri - ver -> river
Myanmar meaning
(n) မြစ်
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river /'rÇvǝ(r)/ n [C]
၁။ မြစ်။
The River Thames ❍ the Mississippi River ❍ the mouth of the river (ie where it enters the sea) ❍ river traffic. Compare CANAL ၁
၂။ ချောင်း(စီးသော)။ a river of lava ❍ (fig rhet ) rivers of blood.
❏ river-bank n မြစ်ကမ်းပါး။ walk along the river-bank.
❏ river-bed n မြစ်ကြမ်းပြင်။ It's so long since it rained that the river-bed is dry.
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