ဖော်လံဖား

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 扶𡳞脬 (phô͘-lān-pha). The indigenized calque is Burmese ဘောမ (bhau:ma.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɔ̀làɴpʰá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpaulamhpa: • ALA-LC: phoʻlaṃphāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hpawlanhpa: • Okell: hpolañhpà

Verb

ဖော်လံဖား • (hpaulamhpa:)

1. to fawn
2. to brownnose or curry favor, flatter in a servile way

Synonyms

• ဖား (hpa:)

Further reading

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