ရှင်ပြု

Burmese

Etymology

ရှင် (hrang, “novice monk”) +‎ ပြု (pru., “to become”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɪ̀ɴpjṵ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hrangpru. • ALA-LC: rhaṅʻpru • BGN/PCGN: shinpyu. • Okell: hyiñpyú

Verb

ရှင်ပြု • (hrangpru.)

  1. to initiate a boy into the Buddhist order, novitiate
    1. to novitiate Burmese boys (under the age of 20) into the Burmese monkhood

Further reading

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