အပါး

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa̰pá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.pa: • ALA-LC: ʼapāʺ • BGN/PCGN: a.pa: • Okell: ápà

Etymology 1

From အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ပါး (pa:), the second component from a Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ba² (“nearby place, vicinity”), whence Lahu pa³ (“near”); see also နီးပါး (ni:pa:, “nearly, almost”) (STEDT).

Noun

အပါး • (a.pa:)

  1. place near someone or something, vicinity
  2. one's side
Derived terms
  • အနီးအပါး (a.ni:a.pa:)
  • အပျော်အပါး (a.pyaua.pa:)
  • အပျော်အပါးလိုက် (a.pyaua.pa:luik)
  • အပါးတော်မြဲ (a.pa:tau-mrai:)
  • အပေါ့အပါး (a.pau.a.pa:)

Etymology 2

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ပါး (pa:, “thin”).

Noun

အပါး • (a.pa:)

  1. something which is thin
  2. sharp person
Derived terms
  • အပါးခို (a.pa:hkui)
  • အပါးတင် (a.pa:tang)
  • အပါးနှပ် (a.pa:hnap)
  • အပါးဝ (a.pa:wa.)
  • အပါးဝိုင်း (a.pa:wuing:)

Further reading

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