ဖရဲ

Burmese

Alternative forms

  • ဖယဲး (hpa.yai:) — classical spelling

Etymology

Derived from ဖူး (hpu:, “bud; plump”) +‎ ရဲ (rai:, “bright red”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဖ'ရဲ
  • IPA(key): /pʰəjɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpa.rai: • ALA-LC: pharai • BGN/PCGN: hpăyè: • Okell: hpăyè

Noun

ဖရဲ • (hpa.rai:) (classifier ပင် or လုံး)

  1. watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
  2. (slang) military turncoat

Derived terms

  • ဖရဲအူ (hpa.rai:u)

Further reading

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