Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ́/

Noun

ပဲ • ‎(pai:) (Romanization: MLCTS: pai: • ALA-LC: pai • BGN/PCGN: pè: • Okell: pè)

1. pea, bean, legume, pulse

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ကပဲ ‎(ka.pai:)
• ဘဲ ‎(bhai:)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ́/ (after a vowel or /ɴ/)
• IPA^(key): /pɛ́/ (after /ʔ/)

Particle

ပဲ • ‎(pai:) (Romanization: MLCTS: pai: • ALA-LC: pai • BGN/PCGN: pè:, bè: • Okell: pè, pè)

1. (colloquial) indicates emphasis on the word or phrase it follows

Synonyms

• ပင် ‎(pang) (literary)

References

• “ပဲ” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, ISBN 0-7007-1381-6), by John Okell and Anna Allott.
• “ပဲ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.