ဖရဲ

Burmese

Alternative forms

ဖယဲး (hpa.yai:) – classical spelling

Etymology

Derived from ဖူး (hpu:, “bud; plump”) +‎ ရဲ (rai:, “bright red”).

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)

watermelon

Further reading

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

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