ဖံဖု
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S'gaw Karen
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ဖံ (hpee, “grandmother”) + ဖု (hpu, “grandfather”). Cognate with Western Pwo ဖံၫဖုၫ.
Noun
[edit]ဖံဖု • (hpee hpu)
- grandparents
- ယဖံယဖု.
- yahpeeyahpu
- my grandparents
Usage notes
[edit]This is a coordinative compound whose components can be separated, for example by possessive prefixes, similar to မိၢ်ပၢ် (moẖ pa̱).