ပဲပုပ်

Burmese

ပဲပုပ်

Etymology

ပဲ (pai:, “bean”) +‎ ပုပ် (pup, “rotten”). Perhaps a calque of Shan ထူဝ်ႇၼဝ်ႈ (thò nāo).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပဲဗုပ်
• IPA^(key): /pɛ́boʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pai:pup • ALA-LC: paipupʻ • BGN/PCGN: pè:bok • Okell: pèpouʔ

Noun

ပဲပုပ် • (pai:pup)

1. fermented soybeans

Derived terms

• ပဲပုပ်ခြောက် (pai:puphkrauk)
• ပဲပုပ်ပြား (pai:puppra:)

References

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