ဘား
Burmese
Etymology 1
The "gymnastics" sense is derived from parallel bars, by metonymy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: bha: • ALA-LC: bhāʺ • BGN/PCGN: ba: • Okell: bà
Noun
ဘား • (bha:)
- bar, pub
- Synonym: အရက်ဆိုင် (a.rakhcuing)
- gymnastics
Derived terms
- ကျွမ်းဘား (kywam:bha:, “gymnastics”)
- ကောင်းကင်ဘား (kaung:kangbha:, “trapeze”)
- နှစ်တန်းဘား (hnactan:bha:, “parallel bars”)
- ဘားကျွမ်း (bha:kywam:, “gymnastics”)
- ဘားတန်း (bha:tan:, “bar”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဖား
- IPA(key): /pʰá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: bha: • ALA-LC: bhāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hpa: • Okell: hpà
Noun
ဘား • (bha:)
- obsolete spelling of ဖား (hpa:, “frog”)
Further reading
- “ဘား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.