ပျၢ်

See also: ဘလော့

S'gaw Karen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba̰lɔ̰/
  • (Kayin State) IPA(key): /pla̤⁵²/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *blaᴮ (“arrow”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-la(k). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ဖၠာႋ (phlā), Pa'o Karen ပြာႏ, Burmese မြား (mra:), Newar बला (balā).

Noun

ပျၢ် • (pla̱)[1]

  1. an arrow; a pointed stick that is fired from a bow.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *blaᴮ (“wash (the face)”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ဖၠာႋ (phlā), Pa'o Karen ဖြွား.

Verb

ပျၢ် • (pla̱)

  1. to wash (your face)
  2. to release
  3. to forgive; to stop being angry with someone for something they have done wrong.

References

  1. ^ အဲကလံးဝီၢ်သြဲ ၁၀၀၀ ဖျၢၣ် လၢပကြၢးသ့ၣ်ညါ The first 1,000 words picture dictionary (S'gaw Karen) 1995 to 1979, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
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