ဖံဖု

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From ဖံ (hpee, “grandmother”) +‎ ဖု (hpu, “grandfather”). Cognate with Western Pwo ဖံၫဖုၫ.

Noun

ဖံဖု • (hpee hpu)

1. grandparents

   ယဖံယဖု

   yahpeeyahpu

   my grandparents

   .

Usage notes

This is a coordinative compound whose components can be separated, for example by possessive prefixes, similar to မိၢ်ပၢ် (moẖ pa̱).