Etymology

Lethwei

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Today it means: A full-contact combat sport from Myanmar, allowing headbutts alongside punches, kicks, elbows, and knees. Full definition →

Burmese လက်ဝှေ့
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The story

  1. Burmese · borrowed fromလက်ဝှေ့“boxing”
  2. English todayLethwei

From Burmese လက်ဝှေ့ (lakhwe., “boxing”).

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