ပင်လယ်ကူး

Burmese

Etymology

ပင်လယ် (panglai, “sea”) +‎ ကူး (ku:, “to cross over”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The senses need explanation - definitely some sort of semantic shift and metaphor going on here.”)

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ပင်လယ်ဂူး
  • IPA(key): /pɪ̀ɴlɛ̀ɡú/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: panglaiku: • ALA-LC: paṅʻlayʻkūʺ • BGN/PCGN: pinlègu: • Okell: piñlekù

Noun

ပင်လယ်ကူး • (panglaiku:)

  1. headpiece of a rosary where two ends of the string are joined
  2. a person well-versed in ပိဋက (pi.ta.ka., “Buddhist Scriptures”)

Further reading

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