ပေါက်ဖော်

Burmese

Etymology

ပေါက် (pauk, “to grow, to hatch”) +‎ ဖော် (hpau, “companion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʊʔpʰɔ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: paukhpau • ALA-LC: pokʻphoʻ • BGN/PCGN: paukhpaw • Okell: pauʔhpo

Noun

ပေါက်ဖော် • (paukhpau)

1. sibling, close kin
2. intimate and affectionate term conferred to the Chinese by Burmese people

Descendants

• → Chinese: 胞波 (bāobō)

See also

• ထောင်ကဲ

References

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