ဝါး

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Burmese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *g-wa-t (“to bite, chew”); cognate with Jingpho (ka wa, “to bite”) (STEDT). Luce adduces Old Chinese 哺 (OC *baːs, “to feed (with food chewed in the mouth)”) as a cognate;[1] note also vague similarities with 啀 (OC *ŋreː, “to gnaw”).

Verb

ဝါး • (wa:)

  1. to chew, masticate
  2. to be destroyed
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Apparently not mentioned by STEDT, and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Adjective

ဝါး • (wa:)

  1. indistinct, lazy

Verb

ဝါး • (wa:)

  1. (of speech) to bluff

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *wa² (“bamboo”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa (“bamboo”). Cognate with Lhao Vo vo: and Old Chinese 笆 (OC *praː, *braːʔ, “thorny bamboo; bamboo basketry; bamboo fence”) (STEDT).

The "clappers" and "music timing" senses are grouped with the "bamboo" sense by MED, perhaps because ancient Burmese clappers were made of bamboo, and used to keep time in music.

Noun

ဝါး • (wa:)

  1. bamboo (plant)
  2. (Myanmar music) timing
  3. clappers
Derived terms

Etymology 4

According to STEDT, a clipping of ဖဝါး (hpa.wa:, “palm”), which STEDT derives from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p(l)a-n ~ *p(w)a-n (“palm, sole”). Cognate with the second syllable of Mizo *ke-phaʔ (“sole (foot)”), Old Chinese 扶 (OC *pa, *ba), 蹯 (OC *ban, “paw”); Luce additionally adduces 巴 (OC *praː, “palm”)[2] (as in modern Sinitic 巴掌 (bāzhang, “palm”)), 步 (OC *baːs, “a step”).[3]

Classifier

ဝါး • (wa:)

  1. numerical classifier used in counting handsbreadth
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-WA Finals (144. to Chew; Intimates (? chewers of baby-food)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 8
  2. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-WA Finals (146. Palm of hand)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 8
  3. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-WA Finals (147. Sole of foot; a Step; Height - measure)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 8

Further reading

Pa'o Karen

Pronunciation

  • (Northern Pa'o) IPA(key): /wa⁵³/
  • (Southern Pa'o) IPA(key): /wa⁵⁵/

Noun

ဝါး (wâ)

  1. bird
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