ဖောက်ပြန်

Burmese

Etymology

ဖောက် (hpauk, “to bore a hole, deviate”) +‎ ပြန် (pran, “to go back, return”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰaʊʔpjàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpaukpran • ALA-LC: phokʻpranʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpaukpyan • Okell: hpauʔpyañ

Verb

ဖောက်ပြန် • (hpaukpran)

  1. to change for the worse, be a turncoat, be abnormal (in mind, weather, etc.)
  2. (same as ဖောက်ပြား (hpaukpra:)) to be guilty of adultery, have an affair

Further reading

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