Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pwɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pwai: • ALA-LC: pvai • BGN/PCGN: pwè: • Okell: pwè

Etymology 1

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Uncertain; has been suggested by Benedict to be a Pali borrowing (STEDT), though no source word appears to be given (pwâi "feast, festival ( < Pali ? )"). ဖွဲ (hpwai:) is a variant form.

Noun

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ပွဲ (pwai:)

  1. public function; communal event; mass celebration; festival
  2. public entertainment; public performance; show open to all
  3. fair
  4. meet, contest; action
  5. offertory; oblation
  6. course, entree; dish
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Lü: ᦗᦾ (poay)
  • Mon: ပေဲါ
  • Northern Thai: ᨻᩬ᩠ᨿ
  • Shan: ပွႆး (páui)
    • Jingpho: poi
  • Thai: ปอย (bpɔɔi)

Classifier

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ပွဲ (pwai:)

  1. numerical classifier for counting dishes
  2. numerical classifier for counting offertories

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't appear to be mentioned by STEDT.”)

Verb

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ပွဲ (pwai:)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) to end; to cease; to come to an end; to close; to run out of

Further reading

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  NODES
Note 1