ဘွားဘွား

Burmese

Etymology

Reduplication of ဘွား (bhwa:, “grandmother”); compare the related Chinese 婆婆 (OC *baːl baːl, “older lady”) for an equivalent formation.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဖွားဖွား
  • IPA(key): /pʰwápʰwá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: bhwa:bhwa: • ALA-LC: bhvāʺbhvāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hpwa:hpwa: • Okell: hpwàhpwà

Noun

ဘွားဘွား • (bhwa:bhwa:)

  1. granny; grandma

Further reading

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