ငှက်ပျော

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Burmese

ငှက်ပျော (hngakpyau:)

Etymology

The first syllable, ငှက် (hngak), is from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-ŋak (“plantain, banana”), and cognate with the first syllable of Akha (ŋa djɛq, “wild banana”) (STEDT). The second syllable, ပျော (pyau:), is of unclear origin and interpretation.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: င'ပျော
  • IPA(key): /ŋəpjɔ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hngakpyau: • ALA-LC: ṅhakʻpyo • BGN/PCGN: ngăpyaw: • Okell: ngăpyò

Noun

ငှက်ပျော • (hngakpyau:) (classifier ဖီး)

  1. banana, plantain

Usage notes

As with most fruit names, this word is usually found compounded with သီး (si:, “fruit”); the full term is thus ငှက်ပျောသီး.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AW Finals (25. Banana, Musa sapientum)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 25

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