ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်

Burmese

Etymology

ဝန်ကြီး (wankri:, “cabinet minister”) +‎ ချုပ် (hkyup, “to sew, hamper, control”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဝန်ဂြီးဂျုပ်
  • IPA(key): /wʊ̀ɴd͡ʑíd͡ʑoʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: wankri:hkyup • ALA-LC: vanʻkrīʺkhyupʻ • BGN/PCGN: wun-gyi:gyok • Okell: wuñcìhcouʔ

Noun

ဝန်ကြီးချုပ် • (wankri:hkyup) (classifier ဦး or ယောက်)

  1. prime minister

Descendants

  • → Shan: ဝုၼ်ႇၵျီးၶျုၵ်ႈ (wùn kjíi khjūk)

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