ဖြေ

Causative of ပြေ (pre).

• IPA^(key): /pʰjè/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpre • ALA-LC: phre • BGN/PCGN: hpye • Okell: hpyei

ဖြေ • (hpre)

1. to untie, undo, open
2. to answer (questions), solve (problems)
3. to reply, answer
4. to ease, reconcile, relax
5. to lessen, alleviate, absolve

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

From Proto-Karen *bleᴬ (“tongue”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *phle³ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej (“tongue”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ပျ့ၤ (plaȳ).

• (Northern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /pʰle³³/
• (Southern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /ple⁵³/

ဖြေ (transliteration needed)

1. tongue