หงสาวดี
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
From Burmese ဟံသာဝတီ (hamsawa.ti), from Pali haṃsāvatī (literally “she who has swans”), from the legend that two swans were seen at the place by Gautama Buddha, who then gave a prophecy that a city would be established there.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | หงสาวดี h ŋ s ā w ɗ ī | |
| Phonemic | หง-สา-วะ-ดี h ŋ – s ā – w a – ɗ ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hǒng-sǎa-wá-dii |
| Royal Institute | hong-sa-wa-di | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /hoŋ˩˩˦.saː˩˩˦.wa˦˥.diː˧/(R) | |
Proper noun edit
หงสาวดี • (hǒng-sǎa-wá-dii)
- (historical) Hanthawaddy (the former name of Bago, a city in Myanmar)
- (historical) Hanthawaddy (a former Mon kingdom based in this city)
- (historical) Toungoo (a former Burmese kingdom based in this city)