ဖားပြုပ်

Burmese
ဖားပြုပ်

Alternative forms
  • ဘားပြုပ် (bha:prup) (obsolete)

Etymology

ဖား (hpa:, “frog”) +‎ ပြုပ် (prup, “cluster of lumps”)

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respelling: ဖား'ဗြုပ်
  • IPA(key): /pʰəbjoʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpa:prup • ALA-LC: phāʺprupʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpăbyok • Okell: hpăpyouʔ

Noun

ဖားပြုပ် • (hpa:prup) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)

References
  • “ဘားပြုပ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 724.
  • “ဖားပြုပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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