ဖော်လံဖား

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 扶𡳞脬 (phô͘-lān-pha). The indigenized calque is Burmese ဘောမ (bhau:ma.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰɔ̀làɴpʰá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpaulamhpa: • ALA-LC: phoʻlaṃphāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hpawlanhpa: • Okell: hpolañhpà

Verb

ဖော်လံဖား • (hpaulamhpa:)

  1. to fawn
  2. to brownnose or curry favor, flatter in a servile way

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