မတ်ပဲ

Burmese

Etymology

မတ် (mat) +‎ ပဲ (pai:, “bean”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʔpɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: matpai: • ALA-LC: matʻpai • BGN/PCGN: matpè: • Okell: maʔpè

Noun

မတ်ပဲ • (matpai:)

1. mung bean, urad; black gram; urad bean (Vigna mungo, syn. Phaseolus mungo)

References

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