ဖော်လံဖား
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hokkien 扶𡳞脬 (phô͘-lān-pha). Indigenised as Burmese ဘောမ (bhau:ma.).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /pʰɔ̀làɴpʰá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hpaulamhpa: • ALA-LC: phoʻlaṃphāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hpawlanhpa: • Okell: hpolañhpà
Verb[edit]
ဖော်လံဖား • (hpaulamhpa:)
- to fawn
- to brownnose or curry favor, flatter in a servile way
Synonyms[edit]
- ဖား (hpa:)