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အဖျား

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ဖျား
  • IPA(key): /ʔəpʰjá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hpya: • ALA-LC: ʼaphyāʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăhpya: • Okell: ăhpyà

Etymology 1

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အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) +‎ ဖျား (hpya:, to be feverish, have a fever).

Noun

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အဖျား (a.hpya:)

  1. fever
  2. body temperature
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Etymology 2

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အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) +‎ ဖျား (hpya:, extremity, tip, head).

Noun

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အဖျား (a.hpya:)

  1. extremity
  2. tip, topmost part
  3. head, source
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Further reading

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  • အဖျား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 77.
  • အဖျား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.