ပုလဲ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Mon ဗၠဲ (“pearl”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပု'လဲ
• IPA^(key): /pəlɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pu.lai: • ALA-LC: pulai • BGN/PCGN: pălè: • Okell: pălè

Noun

ပုလဲ • (pu.lai:)

1. pearl
2. (music) middle key on the Myanmar harp

References

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