ဖြေ

Burmese

Etymology

Causative of ပြေ (pre).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰjè/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpre • ALA-LC: phre • BGN/PCGN: hpye • Okell: hpyei

Verb

ဖြေ • (hpre)

Burmese verb set

Base	ပြေ (pre)
Causative	ဖြေ (hpre)

1. to untie, undo, open
2. to answer (questions), solve (problems)
3. to reply, answer
4. to ease, reconcile, relax
5. to lessen, alleviate, absolve

References

• “ဖြေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Pa'o Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *bleᴬ (“tongue”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *phle³ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej (“tongue”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ပျ့ၤ (plaȳ).

Pronunciation

• (Northern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /pʰle³³/
• (Southern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /ple⁵³/

Noun

ဖြေ (transliteration needed)

1. tongue