Burmese

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Etymology

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The "happy" sense is from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *p(r/y)aw (delight, happy, enjoy). Cognate with Tibetan སྤྲོ (spro, to delight in, wish) (STEDT: pyaw "happy").

The "dissolve" sense is grouped with the "happy" sense by MED, though it is unclear if they are truly related, and STEDT gives no etymology for the former (pjɔ²² "dissolve").

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pjɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pyau • ALA-LC: pyoʻ • BGN/PCGN: pyaw • Okell: pyo

Verb

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ပျော် (pyau)

Burmese verb set
Base ပျော် (pyau)
Causativeဖျော် (hpyau)
  1. to melt, dissolve
  2. to be happy, glad, merry, amused, pleased, etc.
  3. to enjoy, rejoice
  4. to be overripe

Derived terms

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Particle

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ပျော် (pyau)

  1. particle suffixed to a verb expressing the notion of something being worth doing
  2. particle suffixed to certain nouns to describe a person who has an attachment for a particular place or environment

Further reading

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  • ပျော် 2” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 663.
  • ပျော်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.