ပြား

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See also: ပြာ and ပျား

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Related to Old Chinese (OC *pʰral, *pʰralʔ, “to divide, scatter”) (Hill 2019, p. 32).

The "swamp, forest" sense is grouped with the "spread out" sense by MED, perhaps interpreted as "spread-out collection of trees".

Verb

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ပြား (pra:)

  1. to be of diverse form; to vary
  2. to spread out, scatter, wander

Noun

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ပြား (pra:)

  1. mangrove swamp
  2. (archaic) forest

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Related to Old Chinese (OC *praːnʔ, “plank, board”) (and thus also (OC *praːnʔ, “plank, printing block”)) (Hill 2019, p. 224).

Adjective

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ပြား (pra:)

  1. flat

Verb

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ပြား (pra:)

  1. to prostrate oneself

Noun

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ပြား (pra:)

  1. pya (coin equal to one hundredth of a kyat)

Derived terms

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See Appendix:Burmese units of measure

Further reading

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