ဖားပြုပ်

Burmese

ဖားပြုပ်

Alternative forms

• ဘားပြုပ် (bha:prup) (obsolete)

Etymology

ဖား (hpa:, “frog”) +‎ ပြုပ် (prup, “cluster of lumps”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဖား'ဗြုပ်
• IPA^(key): /pʰəbjoʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpa:prup • ALA-LC: phāʺprupʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpăbyok • Okell: hpăpyouʔ

Noun

ဖားပြုပ် • (hpa:prup) (classifier ကောင်)

1. Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)

References

• “ဘားပြုပ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 724.
• “ဖားပြုပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.