ဖြစ်

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese ဖ္လစ် (phlac)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʰjɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hprac • ALA-LC: phracʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpyit • Okell: hpyiʔ

Usage notes

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

Verb

ဖြစ် • (hprac)

  1. to be
  2. to become

Derived terms
  • ဖြစ်ခြင်း (hprachkrang:)
  • အဖြစ် (a.hprac)

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
  • 1999 March 15, 義郎 西, ヨシオ ニシ, Yoshio Nishi, “Old Burmese : Toward the History of Burmese”, in 国立民族学博物館研究報告‎, volume 23, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 659–692:
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