ပါး

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Burmese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ba² (“thin”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ba (“thin, flat”). Cognate with Nuosu ꁧ (bbo), Jingpho pha (“thin”), Drung ba (“thin”) (> svba (“to make thin”)), S'gaw Karen ဘူ (boo, “thin”), Old Chinese 薄 (OC *baːɡ, “thin, flimsy”) (STEDT).

The "send" sense is equated with the "thin" sense by MED, though STEDT apparently separates the two and gives no etymology for "send" (pâ "send ( by hand or person )").

Adjective

ပါး • (pa:)

  1. thin (having little thickness; very narrow; slender; flimsy)
  2. sharp, shrewd, astute

Verb

ပါး • (pa:)

  1. to be sparse, not brisk, not many
  2. to send something through someone

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ba² (“cheek”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m/s-ba (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Cognate with Akha (bà, “cheek”) (STEDT).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “MED equates the "cheek" sense with the "flat" sense, perhaps as cheeks (not necessarily cheekbones) are flat surfaces. Could the Tibeto-Burman root *m/s-ba be derived from *ba (“thin, flat”)? It may be worth noting that Sino-Tibetan populations tend to have flatter cheekbones than Mongolic populations, on average.”

Noun

ပါး • (pa:)

ပါး
  1. cheek (soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ə-pâ "( num. aux. for dignitaries )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”

Classifier

ပါး • (pa:)

  1. (Buddhism, nobility, honorific) numeral classifier for sacred objects or persons
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Shan: ပႃး (páa)

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