သၽေႃး

Shan

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese သဘော (sa.bhau:). Doublet of သၽႃႇဝႃႉ (sǎ phàa wâ̰a) and ႀပႃႇဝႃႉ (xǎ pàa wâ̰a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰa˨˦.pʰɔː˥/
• Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

သၽေႃး • (sǎ pháu)

1. nature, character
2. disposition, bent or tendency of mind, mental state
3. tenor, meaning

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.