ပထမဘွဲ့

Burmese

Etymology

ပထမ (pa.hta.ma., “first”) +‎ ဘွဲ့ (bhwai., “degree”), with the first element from Pali paṭhama (“first”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပထ'မဘွဲ့
• IPA^(key): /pa̰tʰəma̰bwɛ̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pa.hta.ma.bhwai. • ALA-LC: pathamabhvaiʹ • BGN/PCGN: pa.htăma.bwè. • Okell: páhtămábwé

Noun

ပထမဘွဲ့ • (pa.hta.ma.bhwai.)

1. bachelor's degree

References

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