ပဲ

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See also: ပဲ့

Burmese

Etymology 1

ပဲ (pai:)

Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *bay

Pronunciation

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Noun

ပဲ • (pai:)

  1. pea, bean, legume, pulse
Derived terms

Etymology 2

ပဲ (pai:)

The sense “anna” is a semantic loan from Hindi अन्न (ann)

Noun

ပဲ • (pai:)

  1. anna (unit of currency in British India)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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
Synonyms

References

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