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ပျော့

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Burmese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pryaw-k (soft, boiled); cognate with Jingpho [script needed] (pyo, boiled and thus soft, tender) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pjɔ̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pyau. • ALA-LC: pyoʹ • BGN/PCGN: pyaw. • Okell: pyó

Adjective

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ပျော့ (pyau.)

  1. soft, weak, malleable, pliable
  2. soft, feeble, weak

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ပြော့” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 676.
  • ပျော့” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.