ပဲပုစွန်

Burmese

Etymology

ပဲ (pai:, “bean”) +‎ ပုစွန် (pu.cwan, “shrimp”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပဲ'ပု'ဇွန်း
• IPA^(key): /pəpəzʊ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pai:pu.cwan • ALA-LC: paipucvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: păpăzun: • Okell: păpăsùñ

Noun

ပဲပုစွန် • (pai:pu.cwan)

1. clusterbean (Cyamopsis psoralloides)
2. variety of lablab (Dolichos lablab)

References

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