ပေါ်

See also: ပေါ့

Burmese

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pau • ALA-LC: poʻ • BGN/PCGN: paw • Okell: po

Verb

ပေါ် • (pau)

1. to float; be afloat.
2. to surface; to emerge; to appear.
3. to be prominent (as in နှာတံ-); to be noticeable; to be visible; to show.
4. to be in season (as in သရက်သီးပြီ။).
5. to happen; to occur; to arise; to materialize. Same as ဖြစ်ပေါ် v.
6. to become available in market; to come on the market.
7. to slaughter livestock for meat

Derived terms

• ပေါ်ထွန်း (pauhtwan:)

 

Pronunciation 2

(after /ʔ/)

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pau • ALA-LC: poʻ • BGN/PCGN: paw • Okell: po

(after a vowel or /ɴ/)

• Phonetic respelling: ဗော်
• IPA^(key): /bɔ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pau • ALA-LC: poʻ • BGN/PCGN: baw • Okell: po

Postposition

ပေါ် • (pau)

1. Alternative form of အပေါ် (a.pau)

Further reading

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