ပဲ

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See also: ပဲ့

Burmese

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Etymology 1

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ပဲ (pai:)

Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *bay

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ပဲ (pai:)

  1. pea, bean, legume, pulse
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Etymology 2

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ပဲ (pai:)

The sense anna is a semantic loan from Hindi अन्न (ann)

Noun

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ပဲ (pai:)

  1. anna (unit of currency in British India)
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Etymology 3

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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(after a vowel or /ɴ/)

  • Phonetic respelling: ဗဲ
  • IPA(key): /bɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pai: • ALA-LC: pai • BGN/PCGN: bè: • Okell: pè

(after /ʔ/)

Particle

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ပဲ (pai:)

  1. (colloquial) indicates emphasis on the word or phrase it follows
Synonyms
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References

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