စားဖို

Burmese

Etymology

စား (ca:, “to eat”) +‎ ဖို (hpui, “kiln”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: စား'ဖို
• IPA^(key): /səpʰò/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ca:hpui • ALA-LC: cāʺphui • BGN/PCGN: săhpo • Okell: săhpou

Noun

စားဖို • (ca:hpui)

1. fireplace (for cooking)
2. kitchen

Further reading

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