စာမေးပွဲ
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
စာ (ca, “writing”) + မေး (me:, “ask”) + ပွဲ (pwai:, “contest”)
Pronunciation edit
- Phonetic respellings: စာမေးဗွဲ, စာမွဲ
- IPA(key): /sàmébwɛ́/, /sàmwɛ́/
- Romanization: MLCTS: came:pwai: • ALA-LC: cāmeʺpvai • BGN/PCGN: same:bwè:/sa-mwè: • Okell: sameìpwè/samwè
Usage notes edit
The shorter pronunciation /sàmwɛ́/ is colloquial.
Noun edit
စာမေးပွဲ • (came:pwai:)
- examination (formal test)
References edit
- “စာမေးပွဲ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 21