ပဲစိမ်းစား

Burmese

Etymology

ပဲ (pai:, “bean”) +‎ စိမ်း (cim:, “fresh”) +‎ စား (ca:, “eat”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ́séɪɴsá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pai:cim:ca: • ALA-LC: paicimʻʺcāʺ • BGN/PCGN: pè:sein:sa: • Okell: pèseìñsà

Noun

ပဲစိမ်းစား • (pai:cim:ca:)

1. climber cultivated for its edible, succulent, tuberous roots (Pachyrhizus angulatus)

Derived terms

• ပဲစိမ်းစားဥ (pai:cim:ca:u.)

References

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