ပိုးဟပ်ဖြူ

Burmese

Etymology

ပိုးဟပ် (pui:hap, “cockroach”) +‎ ဖြူ (hpru, “white”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /póhaʔpʰjù/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pui:haphpru • ALA-LC: puiʺhapʻphrū • BGN/PCGN: po:hathpyu • Okell: poùhaʔhpyu

Noun

ပိုးဟပ်ဖြူ • (pui:haphpru)

  1. a cockroach that has just shed its skin
  2. (figurative) a pale and anemic person

Further reading

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