ပဵၼ်
Shan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *m̩.pelᴬ (“to be; to become”). Cognate with Thai เป็น (bpen), Lao ເປັນ (pen), Northern Thai ᨸᩮ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨸᩮ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦔᦲᧃ (ṗiin), Tai Nüa ᥙᥥᥢ (pen), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜃𑜫 (bin), Zhuang baenz, and Saek พั๊น.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editပဵၼ် • (pǎen) (abstract noun လွင်ႈပဵၼ် or တၢင်းပဵၼ်)
- (transitive, copulative) be
- (intransitive) be ill, have a disease
Particle
editပဵၼ် • (pǎen)
- a particle that indicates that it is possible to get something to happen.