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ဖျား

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʰjá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpya: • ALA-LC: phyāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hpya: • Okell: hpyà

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (phyâ "in a fever"). Luce's comparison with Old Chinese 疲 (OC *bral, “wasting sickness”) is outdated.[1]”

Verb

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ဖျား • (hpya:)

  1. to be feverish, have a fever
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned either by STEDT or Luce 1981. Maybe this is a loanword from Mon or some other language?”

Noun

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ဖျား • (hpya:)

  1. tide
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Etymology 3

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ɑ⁵³ phjɑ⁵⁵ "point / tip"). Luce's comparison with Old Chinese 末 (OC *maːd, “tip”) is phonetically unsound.[2]”

Noun

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ဖျား • (hpya:)

  1. (same as အဖျား (a.hpya:)) extremity
  2. tip, topmost part
  3. head, source
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A Finals (72. Fever)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 5
  2. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A Finals (71. Top; Tip; Extremity)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 5

Further reading

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  • “ဖျား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 697.
  • “ဖျား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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