ဖော်လံဖား
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Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hokkien 扶𡳞脬 (phô͘-lān-pha). Indigenised as Burmese ဘောမ (bhau:ma.).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pʰɔ̀làɴpʰá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hpaulamhpa: • ALA-LC: phoʻlaṃphāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hpawlanhpa: • Okell: hpolañhpà
Verb
[edit]ဖော်လံဖား • (hpaulamhpa:)
- to fawn
- to brownnose or curry favor, flatter in a servile way
Synonyms
[edit]- ဖား (hpa:)