ဖြည်း

Burmese

Alternative forms

ဖြေး (hpre:)

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be given etymology by STEDT (phrâñ "slow, gradual, moderate"). Luce compares Old Chinese 㒼 (“equilibrium, covered evenly and tightly; slow”).^[1]”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʰjí/
Romanization: MLCTS: hprany: • ALA-LC: phraññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hpyi: • Okell: hpyì

Verb

ဖြည်း • (hprany:)

Derived terms

ဖြည်းဆုတ် (hprany:hcut)
ဖြည်းညင်း (hprany:nyang:)
ဖြည်းဖြည်း (hprany:hprany:)
ဖြည်းဖြည်းဆေးဆေး (hprany:hprany:hce:hce:)
ဖြည်းဖြည်းနှေးနှေး (hprany:hprany:hne:hne:)
ဖြည်းဖြည်းသာသာ (hprany:hprany:sasa)

References

^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AÑ Finals (44. Slow, smooth-paced)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 63