ဖြစ်
Burmese
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Burmese ဖ္လစ် (phlac), from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *C-prik (“to be, be able”) (STEDT). Cognate with Akha pyeu (“to be, exist”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pʰjɪʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hprac • ALA-LC: phracʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpyit • Okell: hpyiʔ
Usage notes
editThe combination ဖြစ်ယင် (hpracyang, “if (it) is so”) may colloquially be pronounced /pʰjɪ̰ɴ/.
Verb
editဖြစ် • (hprac)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “ဖြစ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 21