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ဖဲ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Chinese (pái).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʰɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpai: • ALA-LC: phai • BGN/PCGN: hpè: • Okell: hpè

Noun

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ဖဲ (hpai:)

  1. cards (game)
  2. playing card

Descendants

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  • Mon: ဖေဝ်

References

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Mon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bhiiʔ (full; sated). Cognate with Bahnar phĭ, Laven baheʔ, Semai ba'heeq.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ဖဲ (transliteration needed)

  1. full; sated

References

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  1. ^ Shorto, H.L. (1962) “ဖဲ”, in A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

S'gaw Karen

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Eastern Pwo ဖယ့် (phɛ̂).

Noun

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ဖဲ (hpeh)

  1. necklace
Usage notes
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Used with the verb လံာ် (leẹ, put on, wear (a necklace)).

Etymology 2

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Preposition

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ဖဲ (hpeh)

  1. at, in

Conjunction

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ဖဲ (hpeh)

  1. when