ငှက်ပျော

Burmese

ငှက်ပျော (hngakpyau:)

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: င'ပျော

IPA^(key): /ŋəpjɔ́/

Romanization: MLCTS: hngakpyau: • ALA-LC: ṅhak‘pyo • BGN/PCGN: ngăpyaw: • Okell: ngăpyò

Noun

ငှက်ပျော • (hngakpyau:)

banana, plantain

Usage notes

As with most fruit names, this word is usually found compounded with သီး (si:, “fruit”); the full term is thus ငှက်ပျောသီး (hngakpyau:si:).

References

“ငှက်ပျော” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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