ပဵၼ်
Shan
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *m̩.pelᴬ (“to be; to become”). Cognate with Thai เป็น (bpen), Lao ເປັນ (pen), Northern Thai ᨸᩮ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨸᩮ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦔᦲᧃ (ṗiin), Tai Nüa ᥙᥥᥢ (pen), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜃𑜫 (bin), Zhuang baenz, and Saek พั๊น.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pen˨˦/
Verb
ပဵၼ် • (pǎen) (abstract noun လွင်ႈပဵၼ် or တၢင်းပဵၼ်)
- (transitive, copulative) be
- (intransitive) be ill, have a disease
Particle
ပဵၼ် • (pǎen)
- a particle that indicates that it is possible to get something to happen.