ပြီ
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See also: ပြီး
Burmese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ပီ (pi)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respellings: ပြီ, ဗြီ, ပီ, ဗီ
- IPA(key): /pjì/, /bjì/, /pì/, /bì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: pri • ALA-LC: prī • BGN/PCGN: pyi/byi/pi/bi • Okell: pyi/pyi/pi/pi
Usage notes
[edit]- The voiceless variants /pjì/, /pì/ occur after /ʔ/; the voiced variants /bjì/, /bì/ after a vowel or /ɴ/.
- The variants /pjì/, /bjì/ occur in careful pronunciation; the variants /pì/, /bì/ are colloquial.
Particle
[edit]ပြီ • (pri)
- indicates the fulfillment of an action or achievement of a state
- ကောင်းပါပြီ။
- kaung:papri||
- It’s been good.
- yet (in yes-no questions)
- ရောက်ပြီလား။
- raukprila:||
- Has he arrived yet?
Derived terms
[edit]- ပြီးပြီ (pri:pri)
References
[edit]- “ပြီ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- “ပြီ” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.