ပြည်ကြီးငါး

Burmese

Etymology

ပြည် (prany) +‎ ကြီး (kri:, “big”) +‎ ငါး (nga:, “fish”). MED claims that ပြည် (prany) invokes the "country" sense, though it also seems probable that it invokes the "pus" sense (owing to the ink sac of squids).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ပြည်ဂြီးငါး
  • IPA(key): /pjìd͡ʑíŋá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pranykri:nga: • ALA-LC: praññʻkrīʺṅāʺ • BGN/PCGN: pyigyi:nga: • Okell: pyicìngà

Noun

ပြည်ကြီးငါး • (pranykri:nga:)

  1. squid

Further reading

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