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.