ဂေါ်ဖီ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गोभी (gobhī). Myanmar Language Commission claims it is a portmanteau of ကံ့ကော် (kam.kau, “Mesua ferrea”) +‎ သရဖီ (sa.ra.hpi, “Callophyllum amoenum”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဂေါ်ဗီ
• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ̀bì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: gauhpi • ALA-LC: goʻphī • BGN/PCGN: gawbi • Okell: gohpi

Noun

ဂေါ်ဖီ • (gauhpi)

1. cauliflower (typically used in a compound)
2. cabbage (typically used in a compound)

Derived terms

• ဂေါ်ဖီထုပ် (gauhpihtup)
• ဂေါ်ဖီပန်း (gauhpipan:)
• ပန်းဂေါ်ဖီ (pan:gauhpi)

 

Further reading

• “ဂေါ်ဖီ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.