ပြ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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According to Luce, related to Tibetan པྲ (pra, sign, token, prognostic).[1] Note also the resemblance to Old Chinese (OC *prawʔ, “to show; surface, exterior”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pja̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pra. • ALA-LC: pra • BGN/PCGN: pya. • Okell: pyá

Verb

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ပြ (pra.)

  1. to show, display, exhibit, indicate
  2. to teach, direct, instruct, demonstrate, explain
  3. to expose something to
  4. turret of a palace wall (same as ပြအိုး (pra.ui:))

Synonyms

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Noun

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ပြ (pra.)

  1. distance between two adjacent turrets on the palace walls

Particle

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ပြ (pra.)

  1. particle suffixed to a verb to convey the sense of demonstrating or relating something

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A Finals (63. to Reveal, Show)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 4

Further reading

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