နဝရူပ
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
နဝ (na.wa., “nine”) + ရူပ (rupa., “form”). Borrowed from Pali nava (“nine”) + Pali rūpa (“form”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /na̰wa̰jùpa̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: na.wa.rupa. • ALA-LC: navarūpa • BGN/PCGN: na.wa.yupa. • Okell: náwáyupá
Noun edit
နဝရူပ • (na.wa.rupa.) (classifier ကောင်)
- (mythology) chimeric animal found in Burmese art
Proper noun edit
နဝရူပ • (na.wa.rupa.)
- (historical) Nawarupa, the name of a Burmese royal barge during the pre-colonial era
References edit
- “နဝရူပ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.