ပညာဗလ

Burmese

Etymology

ပညာ (pa.nya) +‎ ဗလ (ba.la.), borrowed from Pali paññā +‎ Pali bala.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပြင်ညာ+ဗ'လ
• IPA^(key): /pjɪ̀ɴɲàbəla̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pa.nyaba.la. • ALA-LC: paññābala • BGN/PCGN: pyinnyabăla. • Okell: pyiñnyabălá

Noun

ပညာဗလ • (pa.nyaba.la.)

1. (Buddhism, historical) title conferred by the Burmese government to Buddhist civilians from the 1950s to 1970s.