ပါး
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See also: ပါ
Burmese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /pá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: pa: • ALA-LC: pāʺ • BGN/PCGN: pa: • Okell: pà
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꁧ (bbo), Jingpho pha (“thin”), Drung ba (“thin”) (> svba (“to make thin”)), S'gaw Karen ဘူ (boo, “thin”).
Adjective[edit]
ပါး • (pa:)
- thin (having little thickness; very narrow; slender)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-ba (“cheek”).
Noun[edit]
ပါး • (pa:)
- cheek (soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes)
Etymology 3[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Classifier[edit]
ပါး • (pa:)
Descendants[edit]
- → Shan: ပႃး (páa)
References[edit]
- “ပါး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.