ခလာသီ

Burmese

Etymology

From Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī, “sailor”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ခ'လာသီ
• IPA^(key): /kʰəlàθì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hka.lasi • ALA-LC: khalāsī • BGN/PCGN: hkălathi • Okell: hkălathi

Noun

ခလာသီ • (hka.lasi)

1. sailor; seaman

Further reading

• “ခလာသီ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.