ဈေးဦးပေါက်

Burmese

Etymology

ဈေး (jhe:, “market”) +‎ ဦး (u:, “head, first”) +‎ ပေါက် (pauk, “to win, be broken”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zéʔúpaʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: jhe:u:pauk • ALA-LC: jheʺūʺpokʻ • BGN/PCGN: ze:u:pauk • Okell: zeìùpauʔ
  • Phonetic respelling: ဈေးဦးဗောက်
  • IPA(key): /zéʔúbaʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: jhe:u:pauk • ALA-LC: jheʺūʺpokʻ • BGN/PCGN: ze:u:bauk • Okell: zeìùpauʔ (for the verb sense)

Verb

ဈေးဦးပေါက် • (jhe:u:pauk)

  1. to make the first sale of the day
  2. to receive a handset

Noun

ဈေးဦးပေါက် • (jhe:u:pauk)

  1. (figuratively) first instance
  2. night market

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