ရွက်ပုန်းသီး

Burmese

Etymology

ရွက် (rwak, “leaf”) +‎ ပုန်း (pun:, “hidden”) +‎ သီး (si:, “fruit”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ရွက်ပုန်း+သီး
  • IPA(key): /jwɛʔpóʊɴðí/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: rwakpun:si: • ALA-LC: rvakʻpunʻʺsīʺ • BGN/PCGN: ywetpon:dhi: • Okell: yweʔpoùñthì

Noun

ရွက်ပုန်းသီး • (rwakpun:si:)

  1. fruit hidden by leaves
  2. (figuratively) little-known person of hidden talent or beauty

Further reading

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