ပန်းပဲ

Burmese

Etymology

ပန်း (pan:, “art”) +‎ ပဲ (pai:). MED assigns the second syllable to the "bean" sense, though this seems semantically suspect, and it is more likely to be related to ပေ (pe, “anvil”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဗန်း'ဗဲ
  • IPA(key): /bəbɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pan:pai: • ALA-LC: panʻʺpai • BGN/PCGN: băbè: • Okell: păpè

Noun

ပန်းပဲ • (pan:pai:)

  1. (art) the craft of blacksmithing

Derived terms

  • ပန်းပဲဆရာ (pan:pai:hca.ra)
  • ပန်းပဲဖို (pan:pai:hpui)

Further reading

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