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ဖြေ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Causative of ပြေ (pre).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʰjè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpre • ALA-LC: phre • BGN/PCGN: hpye • Okell: hpyei

Verb

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ဖြေ (hpre)

Burmese verb set
Base ပြေ (pre)
Causativeဖြေ (hpre)
  1. to untie, undo, open
  2. to answer (questions), solve (problems)
  3. to reply, answer
  4. to ease, reconcile, relax
  5. to lessen, alleviate, absolve

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Pa'o Karen

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Etymology

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From Proto-Karen *bleᴬ (tongue) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *phle³ (idem) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej (tongue). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ပျ့ၤ (plaȳ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Northern Pa'o) IPA(key): /pʰle³³/
  • (Southern Pa'o) IPA(key): /ple⁵³/

Noun

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ဖြေ (transliteration needed)

  1. tongue