ပြေ

See also: ပြေး, ဖြေ, and မြေ

Burmese

Etymology

Probably an areal word; see Chinese 解 (jiě, “to unravel”) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjè/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pre • ALA-LC: pre • BGN/PCGN: pye • Okell: pyei

Verb

ပြေ • (pre)

Burmese verb set

Base	ပြေ (pre)
Causative	ဖြေ (hpre)

1. to be loosed
2. to be appeased
3. to be satisfied
4. to wear off (of poison, alcohol, etc.)

Derived terms

(Verbs)

• ပြေပျောက် (pre-pyauk)
• ပြေပြစ် (pre-prac)
• ပြေလည် (prelany)
• ဖြေ (hpre)

(Adverbs)

• စိတ်ပြေလက်ပျောက် (citprelakpyauk)

References

• “ပြေ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 673.
• “ပြေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ပြေ (pre).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pre/

Verb

ပြေ (pre)

1. to be smooth
2. to be appeased

References

• Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.