စိုပြည်

Burmese

Etymology

According to MED, from စို (cui, “wet, bright”) +‎ ပြည် (prany, “to tease”), though it appears semantically more likely that the second syllable is a derivative of ပြည့် (prany., “to be full”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: စိုပြည်, စိုပြေ
  • IPA(key): /sòpjì/, /sòpjè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cui-prany • ALA-LC: cuipraññʻ • BGN/PCGN: so-pyi/so-pye • Okell: soupyi/soupyei

Adjective

စိုပြည် • (cui-prany)

  1. luxuriant

Verb

စိုပြည် • (cui-prany)

  1. (of complexion) to have a healthy glow

Further reading

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