ခိုးပြေး

Burmese

Etymology

ခိုး (hkui:, “to steal”) +‎ ပြေး (pre:, “to run”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰópjé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkui:pre: • ALA-LC: khuiʺpreʺ • BGN/PCGN: hko:pye: • Okell: hkoùpyeì

Verb

ခိုးပြေး • (hkui:pre:)

  1. to carry someone off (to marry)
  2. (of two persons of the opposite sex) to elope, run away to get married

Further reading

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