ပဲ

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See also: ပဲ့ and ပယ်

Burmese

Etymology 1

ပဲ (pai:)

Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *bay (“pea, bean, small weight or coin”), an areal word in Mainland Southeast Asia. Cognate with Mizo (bê, “bean”); for more cognates outside of Tibeto-Burman, compare ‌Old Chinese 豍 (OC *peː, “pea”) and 貝 (OC *paːds, “cowrie”) (STEDT: paì "peas, beans, lentils").

Pronunciation

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Noun

ပဲ • (pai:)

  1. pea, bean, legume, pulse
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Etymology 2

ပဲ (pai:)

Appears to be from the same source as the "bean" sense of Etymology 1. The sense “anna” is a semantic loan from Hindi अन्न (ann).

Noun

ပဲ • (pai:)

  1. anna (unit of currency in British India)
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Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT, and doesn't appear to be mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

(after a vowel or /ɴ/)

  • Phonetic respelling: ဗဲ
  • IPA(key): /bɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pai: • ALA-LC: pai • BGN/PCGN: bè: • Okell: pè

(after /ʔ/)

Particle

ပဲ • (pai:)

  1. (colloquial) indicates emphasis on the word or phrase it follows: just, only
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