ပယ်

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pai • ALA-LC: payʻ • BGN/PCGN: pè • Okell: pe

ပယ် • (pai)

1. (archaic) a unit of land measure (equivalent to 1.75 acres)

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s/m-ba ~ *s/m-baːy (“to throw”), and cognate with Mizo paih (“to throw away”), Old Chinese 跛 (OC *prals, *paːlʔ, “lame, crippled”) (STEDT). Also note resemblance to Old Chinese 排 (OC *brɯːl, “to reject, emit”). See also ဖယ် (hpai, “to set aside, discard”).

ပယ် • (pai)

1. to reject, disbar, disqualify, turn down

• “ပယ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.