ဖြစ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʰjɪʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: hprac • ALA-LC: phrac‘ • BGN/PCGN: hpyit • Okell: hpyiʔ

Usage notes

The combination ဖြစ်ယင် (hpracyang, “if (it) is so”) may colloquially be pronounced /pʰjɪ̰ɴ/.

Verb

ဖြစ် • (hprac)

to be
to become

References

“ဖြစ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 21

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