ဈေးဦးပေါက်

Burmese

Etymology

ဈေး (jhe:, “market”) +‎ ဦး (u:, “head, first”) +‎ ပေါက် (pauk, “to win, be broken”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zéʔúpaʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: jhe:u:pauk • ALA-LC: jheʺūʺpokʻ • BGN/PCGN: ze:u:pauk • Okell: zeìùpauʔ
• Phonetic respelling: ဈေးဦးဗောက်
• IPA^(key): /zéʔúbaʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: jhe:u:pauk • ALA-LC: jheʺūʺpokʻ • BGN/PCGN: ze:u:bauk • Okell: zeìùpauʔ (for the verb sense)

Verb

ဈေးဦးပေါက် • (jhe:u:pauk)

1. to make the first sale of the day
2. to receive a handset

Noun

ဈေးဦးပေါက် • (jhe:u:pauk)

1. (figuratively) first instance
2. night market

Further reading

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