ပျား

See also: ပြာ and ပြား

Burmese

ပျား (pya:)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b(j/r)a. Cognate with Yao'an Lolopo bbiur (“bee”), Tibetan བྱ (bya, “bird”), Ersu bzɿ³³ ("honeybee"), Japhug pɣa (“bird”), Idu pɹɑ⁵⁵ ɑ⁵⁵ ("bird").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pya: • ALA-LC: pyāʺ • BGN/PCGN: pya: • Okell: pyà
• Homophone: ပြား (pra:)

Noun

ပျား • (pya:)

1. bee

Derived terms

• ပျားထီး (pya:hti:, “drone”)
• ပျားရည် (pya:rany, “honey”)
• ပျားအုံ (pya:um, “beehive”)