ကိုယ်ဝန်ဖျက်

Burmese

Etymology

ကိုယ်ဝန် (kuiywan, “pregnancy”) +‎ ဖျက် (hpyak, “to erase, destroy”)

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ကိုဝန်ဖျက်

IPA^(key): /kòwʊ̀ɴpʰjɛʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: kuiywanhpyak • ALA-LC: kuiyʻvanʻphyakʻ • BGN/PCGN: kowunhpyet • Okell: kouwuñhpyeʔ

Verb

ကိုယ်ဝန်ဖျက် • (kuiywanhpyak)

to abort (a fetus)

References

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

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