ပြည့်

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: ပျေ့, ပျိ
  • IPA(key): /pjḛ/, /pjḭ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: prany. • ALA-LC: praññʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: pye./pyi. • Okell: pyeí/pyí

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Burmese ပ္လည် (plaññ), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(p/b)liŋ (full; to fill). Compare Old Chinese (OC *leŋ, “to fill”) (STEDT); note also similarities to (OC *pʰuŋ, “luxuriant, abundant”).

Verb

ပြည့် (prany.)

Burmese verb set
Base ပြည့် (prany.)
Causativeဖြည့် (hprany.)
  1. (of time, length, weight, etc.) to reach a specific point, fill up to
  2. to be filled to capacity
  3. to be full, be full of
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Shan: ပျေႉ (pjḛ̂e)

Etymology 2

Attributive form of ပြည် (prany, country).

Adjective

ပြည့် (prany.)

  1. of a country

Further reading

  • ပြည့်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 666.
  • ပြည့်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.