ပြော

See also: ပျော့ and ပျော်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-br(w)a(ŋ/k) (“to speak”); cognate with Tibetan སྨྲ (smra, “to say, utter”) (STEDT), as well as perhaps Old Chinese 譒 (OC *paːls, “to promulgate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɔ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: prau: • ALA-LC: pro • BGN/PCGN: pyaw: • Okell: pyò

Verb

ပြော • (prau:)

1. to speak, say

Synonyms

• မိန့် (min.) (honorific, of Buddhist monks and royalty)
• ဆို (hcui) (literary)
• ဟူ (hu) (archaic)

Further reading

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