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Burmese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *N-bri¹/² (“full, complete”) (STEDT). Cognate with Lahu bi (“full”); outside of Lolo-Burmese, compare Old Chinese 罷 (OC *breːlʔ, *bral, *bralʔ, “to cease, finish, complete”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respellings: ပီး, ပြီး
- IPA(key): /pí/, /pjí/
- Romanization: MLCTS: pri: • ALA-LC: prīʺ • BGN/PCGN: pi:/pyi: • Okell: pì/pyì
Verb
ပြီး • (pri:)
- to finish (come to an end)
- to be invulnerable, be immune from
Particle
ပြီး • (pri:)
- word to indicate the completion of an act, etc.
Conjunction
ပြီး • (pri:)
- subsequent to the time when, after
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