ပင်လယ်

Burmese

ပင်လယ်

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Compare Chinese 蓬萊／蓬莱 (pénglái), Shan ပၢင်ႇလၢႆႇ (pàang làai, “sea; ocean”), Jingpho pang lai (“sea”), S'gaw Karen ပီၣ်လဲၣ် (paẁ leh̀, “sea”). These seem to be borrowings, possibly from a Mon-Khmer language”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɪ̀ɴlɛ̀/
Romanization: MLCTS: panglai • ALA-LC: paṅʻlayʻ • BGN/PCGN: pinlè • Okell: piñle

Noun

ပင်လယ် • (panglai)

sea
Synonym: အဏ္ဏဝါ (anna.wa)

Derived terms

ကပ္ပလီပင်လယ် (kappa.lipanglai)
ပင်လယ်အော် (panglaiau)

Descendants

→ Shan: ပၢင်ႇလၢႆႇ (pàang làai)
→ Jingpho: pang lai
→ Khumi Chin: pangle