ပေါက်ဖော်

Burmese

Etymology

ပေါက် (pauk, “to grow, to hatch”) +‎ ဖော် (hpau, “companion”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʊʔpʰɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: paukhpau • ALA-LC: pokʻphoʻ • BGN/PCGN: paukhpaw • Okell: pauʔhpo

Noun

ပေါက်ဖော် • (paukhpau)

  1. sibling, close kin
  2. intimate and affectionate term conferred to the Chinese by Burmese people

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 胞波 (bāobō)

See also

References

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