ဘ့ၣ်

S'gaw Karen

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ဘ့ၣ် • (baỳ)

1. (~လီၤ) to take off

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *Ɂbaᴮ (“classifier for flat objects”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ၜိင်း (béiɴ), Western Pwo ဘံၪ့.

Classifier

ဘ့ၣ် • (baỳ)

1. Classifier for flat, two-dimensional objects.
2. Classifier for winged or saliently flat animals.

Usage notes

Words classified using ဘ့ၣ် (baỳ) include birds, items of clothing, books, leaves, sheets, boards, countries, and states.