ပြီ

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See also: ပြီး

Burmese

Alternative forms

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Grammaticalization of ပြီး (pri:, “to finish”)? Okell Burmese by Ear (page 81 + Appendix 3) appears to confirm this.”

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: ပြီ, ဗြီ, ပီ, ဗီ
  • IPA(key): /pjì/, /bjì/, /pì/, /bì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pri • ALA-LC: prī • BGN/PCGN: pyi/byi/pi/bi • Okell: pyi/pyi/pi/pi

Usage notes

  • The voiceless variants /pjì/, /pì/ occur after /ʔ/; the voiced variants /bjì/, /bì/ after a vowel or /ɴ/.
  • The variants /pjì/, /bjì/ occur in careful pronunciation; the variants /pì/, /bì/ are colloquial.

Particle

ပြီ • (pri)

  1. indicates the fulfillment of an action or achievement of a state
    ကောင်းပါပြီ။
    kaung:papri||
    It’s been good.
  2. yet (in yes-no questions)
    ရောက်ပြီလား။
    raukprila:||
    Has he arrived yet?

Derived terms

References

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