ဆန်ဖျား

Burmese

Etymology

ဆန် (hcan, “rice”) +‎ ဖျား (hpya:, “extremity”).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဆန်ဗျား

IPA^(key): /sʰàɴbjá/

Romanization: MLCTS: hcanhpya: • ALA-LC: chanʻphyāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hsanbya: • Okell: hsañhpyà

Noun

ဆန်ဖျား • (hcanhpya:)

the lowest grade of rice, consisting of small broken grains

See also

ဆန်ရင်း (hcanrang:) (highest grade of rice)
ဆန်လတ် (hcanlat) (middle grade of rice)

Further reading

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

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