ဘေး
Burmese
Etymology
From Pali bhaya (“fear; fright”), from Sanskrit भय (bhaya, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer ភ័យ (phɨy), Lao ໄພ (phai), Thai ภัย (pai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bé/
- Romanization: MLCTS: bhe: • ALA-LC: bheʺ • BGN/PCGN: be: • Okell: beì
Noun
ဘေး • (bhe:)
Further reading
- “ဘေး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.