ဖျံ

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰjàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpyam • ALA-LC: phyaṃ • BGN/PCGN: hpyan • Okell: hpyañ

Etymology 1

Uncertain, possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-ram (“otter”); see there for more.

Noun

ဖျံ • (hpyam) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. otter
Derived terms
  • ငါးဖျံ (nga:hpyam)
  • ပင်လယ်ဖျံ (panglaihpyam)
  • လက်ဖျံ (lakhpyam)

Etymology 2

Noun

ဖျံ • (hpyam) (classifier ပင်)

  1. konjac (kind of edible plant with bulbous root)

Further reading

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