အဆင်ပြေ

Burmese

Etymology

အဆင် (a.hcang, “condition, pattern, appearance”) +‎ ပြေ (pre, “to be loosed, appeased”). The first component, အဆင် (a.hcang), appears to be from အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ဆင် (hcang, “design, pattern”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ဆင်ပြေ
• IPA^(key): /ʔəsʰɪ̀ɴpjè/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hcangpre • ALA-LC: ʼachaṅʻpre • BGN/PCGN: ăhsinpye • Okell: ăhsiñpyei

Verb

အဆင်ပြေ • (a.hcangpre)

1. to go without a hitch (of things)
2. be convenient, appropriate
3. to have rapport; get along

Further reading

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