Burmese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pwé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pwe: • ALA-LC: pveʺ • BGN/PCGN: pwe: • Okell: pweì

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-jəw-n ~ bwəj (rabbit, rat). Compare Tibetan བྱི་བ (byi ba, mouse).

Noun edit

ပွေး (pwe:)

  1. mole; bamboo rat

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

ပွေး (pwe:)

  1. ringworm
Descendants edit
  • Shan: ပူၺ်း (pói)

References edit

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