ကလေးဖျက်

Burmese

Etymology

ကလေး (ka.le:, “child”) +‎ ဖျက် (hpyak, “to erase, destroy”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: က'လေးဖျက်
• IPA^(key): /kəlépʰjɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ka.le:hpyak • ALA-LC: kaleʺphyakʻ • BGN/PCGN: kăle:hpyet • Okell: kăleìhpyeʔ

Verb

ကလေးဖျက် • (ka.le:hpyak)

1. to abort (a fetus)

References

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