ဘွား

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *bwa (“grandmother”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷa-n ~ *bʷa-n (“grandmother”). Compare Old Chinese 婆 (OC *baːl, “old woman; grandmother”). See also ဖွား (hpwa:, “grandmother”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bwá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: bhwa: • ALA-LC: bhvāʺ • BGN/PCGN: bwa: • Okell: bwà

Noun

ဘွား • (bhwa:)

  1. grandmother
    Synonym: ဖွား (hpwa:)

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