ဝါး

See also: ဝါ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: wa: • ALA-LC: vāʺ • BGN/PCGN: wa: • Okell: wà

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa (“bamboo”). Cognate with Chinese 笆 (bā) and Lhao Vo vo:.

Noun

ဝါး • (wa:)

1. bamboo.

Etymology 2

Noun

ဝါး • (wa:)

1. (Myanmar music) timing

Etymology 3

Verb

ဝါး • (wa:)

1. to chew

Pa'o Karen

Pronunciation

• (Northern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /wa⁵³/
• (Southern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /wa⁵⁵/

Noun

ဝါး (wâ)

1. bird