Etymology

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Borrowed from Burmese ဖယ် (hpai).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ဖာဲ (phāy)

  1. to separate, to part, to pull apart, to pull aside, to set aside[1]
  2. to be divided.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.