ဆန်ဖျား

Burmese

Etymology

ဆန် (hcan, “rice”) +‎ ဖျား (hpya:, “extremity”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဆန်ဗျား
• IPA^(key): /sʰàɴbjá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hcanhpya: • ALA-LC: chanʻphyāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hsanbya: • Okell: hsañhpyà

Noun

ဆန်ဖျား • (hcanhpya:)

1. the lowest grade of rice, consisting of small broken grains

See also

• ဆန်ရင်း (hcanrang:) (highest grade of rice)
• ဆန်လတ် (hcanlat) (middle grade of rice)

Further reading

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