ဖြစ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Burmese ဖ္လစ် (phlac), from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *C-prik (to be, be able). Cognate with Akha pyeu (to be, exist) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʰjɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hprac • ALA-LC: phracʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpyit • Okell: hpyiʔ

Usage notes

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The combination ဖြစ်ယင် (hpracyang, if (it) is so) may colloquially be pronounced /pʰjɪ̰ɴ/.

Verb

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ဖြစ် (hprac)

  1. to be
  2. to become
  3. to make
  4. to happen, occur
  5. (same as ဖြစ်ထွန်း (hprachtwan:)) to thrive, be of benefit, succeed
  6. to be effective
  7. to be skilled
  8. to get on with, be in love, have an affair

Particle

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ဖြစ် (hprac)

  1. word suffixed to a verb to denote ability: managed to

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ဖြစ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 21
  • 1999 March 15, 義郎 西, ヨシオ ニシ, Yoshio Nishi, “Old Burmese : Toward the History of Burmese”, in 国立民族学博物館研究報告[1], volume 23, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 659–692: