ဘယ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: bhai • ALA-LC: bhayʻ • BGN/PCGN: bè • Okell: be

Etymology 1

Adverb

ဘယ် • (bhai)

1. (interrogative) where?
2. (interrogative) which?

Derived terms

• ဘယ်မှ (bhaihma.)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b(w)ay (“left”), widely attested in Tibeto-Burman languages; compare Naxi wai (“id”). Said root is co-allofamic with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(p/b)aːy (“lame, limp, askew”); more distant cognates from this latter root include perhaps Old Chinese 跛 (OC *prals, *paːlʔ, “to walk lame”), 頗 (OC *pʰaːl, *pʰaːlʔ, *pʰaːls, “slanting, oblique, perverse”), 坡 (OC *pʰaːl), 陂 (OC *pral, *prals, “riverbank, dike”), 詖 (OC *pral, *prals, “biased, insincere”) (STEDT).

Noun

ဘယ် • (bhai)

1. left (the left side)

Antonyms

• ညာ (nya)