ပွဲ

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. ဖွဲ is a variant form.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pwɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pwai: • ALA-LC: pvai • BGN/PCGN: pwè: • Okell: pwè

Noun[edit]

ပွဲ (pwai:)

  1. public function; communal event; mass celebration; festival
  2. public performance
  3. fair
  4. meet, contest; action
  5. offertory; oblation
  6. course, entree

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Lü: ᦗᦾ (poay)
  • Mon: ပေဲါ
  • Northern Thai: ᨻᩬ᩠ᨿ
  • Shan: ပွႆး (páui)
    • Jingpho: poi
  • Thai: ปอย (bpɔɔi)

Classifier[edit]

ပွဲ (pwai:)

  1. numerical classifier for counting dishes
  2. numerical classifier for counting offertories

Verb[edit]

ပွဲ (pwai:)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) to end; to run out of

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