မီးသင်္ဂြိုဟ်

Burmese

Etymology

မီး (mi:, “fire”) +‎ သင်္ဂြိုဟ် (sanggruih, “compendium of Abhidharma, i.e. higher dharma and meta-teachings”), apparently referring to the sending of the dead to higher planes of existence via fire.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: မီး+သဂြို
  • IPA(key): /míða̰d͡ʑò/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mi:sanggruih • ALA-LC: mīʺsaṅʻgruihʻ • BGN/PCGN: mi:dha.gyo • Okell: mìthájou

Verb

မီးသင်္ဂြိုဟ် • (mi:sanggruih)

  1. to cremate
    Synonym: ဖုတ်ကြည်း (hputkrany:)

Further reading

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