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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰə̃¹¹/

Postposition

ဖိုင် (pʰə̀ɴ)

1. inside