အဘွား

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ ဘွား (bhwa:), the latter element from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *pʷa-n (“grandmother”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ဖွား
• IPA^(key): /ʔəpʰwá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.bhwa: • ALA-LC: ʼabhvāʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăhpwa: • Okell: ăhpwà

Noun

အဘွား • (a.bhwa:)

1. grandmother

Further reading

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