ပြော

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjɔ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: prau: • ALA-LC: pro • BGN/PCGN: pyaw: • Okell: pyò

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-br(w)a(ŋ/k) (to speak); cognate with Tibetan སྨྲ (smra, to say, utter) (STEDT), as well as perhaps Old Chinese (OC *paːls, “to promulgate”).[1]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Any relation to (OC *prawʔ, “exterior; to express”)?”

Verb

ပြော (prau:)

  1. to speak, say, utter, narrate, tell, relate
  2. to talk, tell
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Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (prô "much, abundant (obs.)"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Resembles Old Chinese (OC *pʰuŋ, “abundant, luxuriant”), especially with the Baxter-Sagart reconstruction.”

Verb

ပြော (prau:)

  1. to be plentiful, be full of, be great in degree
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Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ပြော (prau:)

  1. Alternative form of ဗြော (brau:, a kind of long drum; an instrumental based on said drum)

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “AW- finals (> 26. to Talk, Tell, Say)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 25

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