လက်ဖက်ရည်ဖိုး

Burmese

Etymology

လက်ဖက်ရည် (lakhpak-rany, “tea”) +‎ ဖိုး (hpui:, “fee, money”) (not in MED).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: လက်ဖက်ရည်ဗိုး
  • IPA(key): /lɛʔpʰɛʔjìbó/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lakhpak-ranyhpui: • ALA-LC: lakʻphakʻraññʻphuiʺ • BGN/PCGN: lethpetyibo: • Okell: leʔhpeʔyihpoù

Noun

လက်ဖက်ရည်ဖိုး • (lakhpak-ranyhpui:)

  1. (slang) monetary bribe

Descendants

  • → English: tea money (calque)

Further reading

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