သပြေ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT, and Luce adduces no cognates.[1] Treated as an atomic unit by MED; individual syllables are သ (sa., “to sharpen, make oneself trim and presentable”) +‎ ပြေ (pre, “to be loosened, satisfied”).”

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: +သ'ဗြေ
  • IPA(key): /ðəbjè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sa.pre • ALA-LC: sapre • BGN/PCGN: dhăbye • Okell: thăpyei

Noun

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သပြေ • (sa.pre)

  1. Eugenia (tree)
  2. any of many species of genera Eugenia, Jambosa, and Syzygium

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Shan: သပျေႇ (sǎ pjèe)

References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-I and -E Finals (62. Rose apple tree; Eugenia)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 13

Further reading

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