ဖိ

Causative of ပိ (pi., “to be pressed down”).

• IPA^(key): /pʰḭ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpi. • ALA-LC: phi • BGN/PCGN: hpi. • Okell: hpí

ဖိ • (hpi.)

1. to press, flatten
2. to weigh something down
3. to press hard (in a game or fight)

ဖိ • (hpi.)

1. hard

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

Cognate with Western Pwo ဖိၪ, Eastern Pwo ဖောဟ် (phʊ́).

ဖိ • (hpoh)

1. child (son or daughter).
2. Used to refer to the babies of an animal.

   ထွံၣ်ဖိ

   hṭweèhpoh

   a puppy

3. A marker used to form an agent noun or to denote a person characterised by the preceding noun.

   သုးဖိ

   thühpoh

   a soldier

   ပှၤကီၢ်ပယီၤဖိ

   phgā kaw̱ pa yaw̄hpoh

   a Burman

4. A diminutive marker suffixed to nouns or adjectives, for example:

   ချံဖိ

   khleehpoh

   a small boat