ဗြဴ
See also: ဗြဲ
Mon
Etymology
Cognate to Khasi (ka) briw (“woman”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Thailand) IPA(key): /pre̤a/[2]
Noun
ဗြဴ (brau)[1]
- woman[3]
- ကောန်ဗြဴ ― girl[3]
- မၞိဟ်ဗြဴ ― mnih brau ― a female person[3]
- wife
- Antonym: တြုံ (truˀ)
Derived terms
(Nouns)
- ဗြဴကၟာဲ
- ဗြဴဝုတ်
See also
- (of animal) ၝောံ
References
- Peiros, Ilia (1998) Comparative Linguistics in Southeast Asia (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-142), Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 270
- Sujaritlak Deepadung (1996) , “Mon at Nong Duu, Lamphun Province”, in Mon-Khmer Studies, volume 26, page 416 of 411–418
- Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language, Rangoon: American Mission Press, pages 10, 101