ဂိုဏ်းအုပ်

Burmese

Etymology

ဂိုဏ်း (guin:) +‎ အုပ် (up), with the first element borrowed from Pali gaṇa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡónʔoʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: guin:up • ALA-LC: guiṇʻʺʼupʻ • BGN/PCGN: gon:ok • Okell: goùnouʔ

Noun

ဂိုဏ်းအုပ် • (guin:up)

1. (Buddhism) head of a Buddhist sect
2. (Buddhism) assistant to a ဂိုဏ်းချုပ် (guin:hkyup)

Descendants

• → Shan: ၵိူင်းဢုပ်ႉ (kóeng ʼṵ̂p)
• → Shan: ၵႅင်းဢုပ်ႉ (kéng ʼṵ̂p)

Further reading

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