စပယ်ရာ

Burmese

Etymology

English spare.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: စ'ပယ်ရာ
• IPA^(key): /səpɛ̀jà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ca.paira • ALA-LC: capayʻrā • BGN/PCGN: săpèya • Okell: săpeya

Noun

စပယ်ရာ • (ca.paira)

1. extra hand or assistant (typically on buses or lorries)
2. conductor

Further reading

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