အဖ

See also: အဖေ

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ဖ (hpa., “masculine suffix”), though the "father" sense instead derives from the similar-but-different Proto-Sino-Tibetan *paʔ (“father”). Doublet of အဘ (a.bha.).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ဖ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəpʰa̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hpa. • ALA-LC: ʼapha • BGN/PCGN: ăhpa. • Okell: ăhpá

Noun

အဖ • (a.hpa.)

  1. father
  2. male (of chicken); cock, rooster

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Derived terms

  • သားအဖ (sa:a.hpa.)
  • အမိအဖ (a.mi.a.hpa.)

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Further reading

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