ဗျာပါဆံ

Burmese

Etymology

Pali ဗျာပါရ (byāpāra) +‎ ဆံ (hcam, “hair”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjàpàsʰàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: byapahcam • ALA-LC: byāpāchaṃ • BGN/PCGN: byapahsan • Okell: byapahsañ

Noun

ဗျာပါဆံ • (byapahcam)

1. young girl's hair style with locks of hair falling from behind the ears

Descendants

• → Shan: ၵျႃႇပသၢၼ်ႇ (kjàa pǎ sàan)

References

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