ခင်ဗျာ
Burmese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Phonetic respelling: ခ'မျာ
- IPA(key): /kʰəmjà/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkangbya • ALA-LC: khaṅʻbyā • BGN/PCGN: hkămya • Okell: hkămya
Particle edit
ခင်ဗျာ • (hkangbya)
- (men's speech) sir, madam
Usage notes edit
Put at the end of a sentence as a polite term of address to the listener. Used by males.
Synonyms edit
- ရှင် (hrang) (same, but used by females)
Further reading edit
- “ခင်ဗျာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.