ဖံဖု

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S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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From ဖံ (hpee, grandmother) +‎ ဖု (hpu, grandfather). Cognate with Western Pwo ဖံၫဖုၫ.

Noun

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ဖံဖု (hpee hpu)

  1. grandparents
    ဖံဖု
    yahpeeyahpu
    my grandparents
    .

Usage notes

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This is a coordinative compound whose components can be separated, for example by possessive prefixes, similar to မိၢ်ပၢ် (moẖ pa̱).