ဓားပြ

Burmese

Etymology

ဓား (dha:, “sword”) +‎ ပြ (pra., “to reveal”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဓား'မျ
• IPA^(key): /dəmja̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: dha:pra. • ALA-LC: dhāʺpra • BGN/PCGN: dămya. • Okell: dămyá

Noun

ဓားပြ • (dha:pra.)

1. robber, bandit, dacoit

Descendants

• → Jingpho: dămya

Further reading

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