ပါး
See also: ပါ
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: pa: • ALA-LC: pāʺ • BGN/PCGN: pa: • Okell: pà
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Sichuan Yi ꁧ (bbo), Jingpho pha (“thin”), Drung ba (“thin”) (> svba (“to make thin”)), S'gaw Karen ဘူ (boo, “thin”).
Adjective
ပါး • (pa:)
- thin (having little thickness; very narrow; slender)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-ba (“cheek”).
Noun
ပါး
ပါး • (pa:)
- cheek (soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes)
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Classifier
ပါး • (pa:)
- (Buddhism, nobility, honorific) numeral classifier for sacred objects or persons
Descendants
- → Shan: ပႃး (páa)
References
- “ပါး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.