ပိဿာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali vīsa, ultimately from Sanskrit वीस (vīsa, “twenty”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ပိတ်သာ
  • IPA(key): /peɪʔθà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pi.ssa • ALA-LC: pissā • BGN/PCGN: peiktha • Okell: peiʔtha

Noun

ပိဿာ • (pi.ssa)

  1. a Burmese measurement of weight, the viss (peittha) or one hundred ticals, approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds)

Descendants

  • → Shan: ပႄး (páae)

Further reading

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