ငါးဖယ်

Burmese

Etymology

ငါး (nga:, “fish”) +‎ ဖယ် (hpai, “to push aside”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ငါး'ဖယ်
  • IPA(key): /ŋəpʰɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nga:hpai • ALA-LC: ṅāʺphayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ngăhpè • Okell: ngăhpe

Noun

ငါးဖယ် • (nga:hpai) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. fish cake (food)
  2. featherback (fish) (Notopterus notopterus)

Further reading

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