Burmese

Alternative forms

• ပီ ‎(pi)

Particle

ပြီ • ‎(pri) (Romanization: MLCTS: pri • ALA-LC: prī • BGN/PCGN: pyi • Okell: pyi)

1. indicates the fulfillment of an action or achievement of a state

   ကောင်းပါပြီ။‎

   kaung:papri||

   It’s been good.

2. yet (in yes-no questions)

   ရောက်ပြီလား။‎

   raukprila:||

   Has he arrived yet?

Derived terms

• ပြီးပြီ ‎(pri:pri)

References

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