အဖြူ

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ဖြူ (hpru, “white”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ဖြူ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəpʰjù/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hpru • ALA-LC: ʼaphrū • BGN/PCGN: ăhpyu • Okell: ăhpyu

Noun

အဖြူ • (a.hpru)

  1. white (color)
  2. white discharge, leukorrhea, the whites

Derived terms

  • ခရုစုတ်အဖြူ (hka.ru.cut-a.hpru)
  • အဖြူထည် (a.hpruhtany)

Further reading

  • “အဖြူ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 78.
  • “အဖြူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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