ပါး

See also: ပါ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pa: • ALA-LC: pāʺ • BGN/PCGN: pa: • Okell: pà

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꁧ (bbo), Jingpho pha (“thin”), Drung ba (“thin”) (> svba (“to make thin”)), S'gaw Karen ဘူ (boo, “thin”).

Adjective

ပါး • (pa:)

1. thin (having little thickness; very narrow; slender)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-ba (“cheek”).

Noun

ပါး

ပါး • (pa:)

1. cheek (soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Classifier

ပါး • (pa:)

1. (Buddhism, nobility, honorific) numeral classifier for sacred objects or persons

Descendants

• → Shan: ပႃး (páa)

References

• “ပါး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.