ဘေး

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bé/
• Romanization: MLCTS: bhe: • ALA-LC: bheʺ • BGN/PCGN: be: • Okell: beì

Etymology 1

From Pali bhaya (“fear; fright”), from Sanskrit भय (bhaya, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer ភ័យ (phɨy), Lao ໄພ (phai), Thai ภัย (pai). Doublet of ဘယာ (bha.ya).

Noun

ဘေး • (bhe:)

1. disaster; catastrophe

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ဘေး • (bhe:)

1. side

Further reading

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