နဖူး

The first component, န (na.), is probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋa-k (“forehead; cockscomb”), and cognate with Old Chinese 額 (OC *ŋɡraːɡ, “forehead”) (STEDT).

The second component, ဖူး (hpu:), is from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *pu² (“forehead”), and cognate with Axi [script needed] (ni⁵⁵ phu²², “forehead”) (STEDT). It appears possible that the second component is a semantic extension of ဖူး (hpu:, “bud; swelling”), as foreheads are known to be large and bulgy.

• Phonetic respelling: န'ဖူး
• IPA^(key): /nəpʰú/
• Romanization: MLCTS: na.hpu: • ALA-LC: naphūʺ • BGN/PCGN: năhpu: • Okell: năhpù

နဖူး • (na.hpu:)

1. (anatomy) forehead

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