ဂေါ်ဖီ

Burmese edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

ဂေါ်ဖီ (gauhpi)

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

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