မြို့တော်

Burmese

Etymology

မြို့ (mrui., “town, city”) +‎ တော် (tau, “royal”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: မြို့ဒေါ်
  • IPA(key): /mjo̰dɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mrui.tau • ALA-LC: mruiʹtoʻ • BGN/PCGN: myo.daw • Okell: myoúto

Noun

မြို့တော် • (mrui.tau)

  1. capital city
  2. (historical) walled city housing the royal palace

Further reading

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