ဖျက်ဆီး

Burmese

Etymology

ဖျက် (hpyak, to wreck) +‎ ဆီး (hci:, to wear). By surface analysis, the causative of ပျက်စီး (pyakci:).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰjɛʔsʰí/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpyakhci: • ALA-LC: phyakʻchīʺ • BGN/PCGN: hpyethsi: • Okell: hpyeʔhsì

Verb

ဖျက်ဆီး • (hpyakhci:)

Burmese verb set
Base ပျက်စီး (pyakci:)
Causativeဖျက်ဆီး (hpyakhci:)
  1. to destroy, ruin, wreck, cause to be broken
  2. to spoil (a child)
  3. to dismantle
  4. to oppose, counteract
  5. to seduce

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