ဖရဲ

Burmese

Alternative forms

• ဖယဲး (hpa.yai:) — classical spelling

Etymology

Derived from ဖူး (hpu:, “bud; plump”) +‎ ရဲ (rai:, “bright red”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဖ'ရဲ
• IPA^(key): /pʰəjɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpa.rai: • ALA-LC: pharai • BGN/PCGN: hpăyè: • Okell: hpăyè

Noun

ဖရဲ • (hpa.rai:) (classifier ပင် or လုံး)

1. watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
2. (slang) military turncoat

Derived terms

• ဖရဲအူ (hpa.rai:u)

 

Further reading

• “ဖရဲ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.