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အဖော်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Apparently အ- (a.-) +‎ ဖော် (hpau), though MED considers this formation to be atomic. STEDT does not give an etymology (ə-pho "associate, companion"). Vague resemblances to terms like Chinese (péng, “friend”) do not seem to be supported by older pronunciations (Old Chinese (OC *bɯːŋ)). However, compare (OC *puːʔ, “to protect”).”

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ဖော်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəpʰɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hpau • ALA-LC: ʼaphoʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhpaw • Okell: ăhpo

Noun

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အဖော် (a.hpau)

  1. companion

Further reading

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