ပိုးဟပ်ဖြူ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /póhaʔpʰjù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pui:haphpru • ALA-LC: puiʺhapʻphrū • BGN/PCGN: po:hathpyu • Okell: poùhaʔhpyu

Noun

ပိုးဟပ်ဖြူ • (pui:haphpru)

1. A cockroach that has just shed its skin.
2. (figurative) A pale and anemic person.

Further reading

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