ပဲပုပ်

Burmese

ပဲပုပ်

Etymology

ပဲ (pai:, “bean”) +‎ ပုပ် (pup, “rotten”). Perhaps a calque of Shan ထူဝ်ႇၼဝ်ႈ (thò nāo).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ပဲဗုပ်

IPA^(key): /pɛ́boʊʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: pai:pup • ALA-LC: paipupʻ • BGN/PCGN: pè:bok • Okell: pèpouʔ

Noun

ပဲပုပ် • (pai:pup)

fermented soybeans

Derived terms

ပဲပုပ်ခြောက် (pai:puphkrauk)
ပဲပုပ်ပြား (pai:puppra:)

References

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

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