ပဒေသာပင်

Burmese

Etymology

ပဒေသာ (pa.desa, “variety”) +‎ ပင် (pang, “tree”), formed as a calque of Sanskrit कल्पवृक्ष (kalpavṛkṣa) (from कल्प (kalpa, “proper, fit; sacred precept”) +‎ वृक्ष (vṛkṣa, “tree”)).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဗ'ဒေ+သာဗင်
  • IPA(key): /bədèðàbɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pa.desapang • ALA-LC: padesāpaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: bădedhabin • Okell: pădeithapiñ

Noun

ပဒေသာပင် • (pa.desapang)

  1. (Buddhism) tree of plenty (comparable to the mythical cornucopia)
  2. tree-shaped stand where various articles of offering are hung, typically offered during Kathina

Further reading

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