ဖိုင်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from English file.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰàɪɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpuing • ALA-LC: phuiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpaing • Okell: hpaiñ

Noun

ဖိုင် • (hpuing)

1. file (of sheets of paper, correspondence, etc.)
2. (computing) file

References

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

Eastern Pwo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen [Term?]. Cognate with S'gaw Karen ပူၤ (poō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰɘ̃˩˩]

Postposition

ဖိုင် (phə̀ɴ)

1. inside

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *bəŋᴬ. Cognates include S'gaw Karen ပၢၤ (puh̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰɘ̃˩˩]

Noun

ဖိုင် (phə̀ɴ)

1. pot, cauldron

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰɘ̃˩˩]

Noun

ဖိုင် (phə̀ɴ)

1. fifty pyas; half a kyat

References

• A. Kato (2019) “Pwo Karen”, in A. Vittrant & J. Watkins, editors, The Mainland Southeast Asia Linguistic Area, page 141
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ဖိုင်”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 115