ငါးပိ

Burmese

Alternative forms

ငပိ (nga.pi.)

Etymology

ငါး (nga:, “fish”) +‎ ပိ (pi., “to be pressed down”).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ငါး'ပိ

IPA^(key): /ŋəpḭ/

Romanization: MLCTS: nga:pi. • ALA-LC: ṅā″pi • BGN/PCGN: ngăpi. • Okell: ngăpí

Noun

ငါးပိ • (nga:pi.)

ngapi; fish preserve; fish or shrimp paste

Descendants

→ English: ngapi
→ Khmer: កាពិ (kaapiʾ)
→ Lao: ກະປິ (ka pi)
→ Thai: กะปิ (gà-bpì)

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