ငှက်ဖျား

Burmese

Etymology

ငှက် (hngak, “bird”) +‎ ဖျား (hpya:, “fever”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ̊ɛʔpʰjá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hngakhpya: • ALA-LC: ṅhakʻphyāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hngethpya: • Okell: hngeʔhpyà

Noun

ငှက်ဖျား • (hngakhpya:)

1. (pathology) malaria

References

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