ပါရဂူဘွဲ့

Burmese

Etymology

ပါရဂူ (para.gu, “specialist”) +‎ ဘွဲ့ (bhwai., “degree”), with the first element from Pali pāragū (“gone beyond”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပါရ'ဂူဘွဲ့
• IPA^(key): /pàjəɡùbwɛ̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: para.gubhwai. • ALA-LC: pāragūbhvaiʹ • BGN/PCGN: payăgubwè. • Okell: payăgubwé

Noun

ပါရဂူဘွဲ့ • (para.gubhwai.)

1. doctorate; Doctor of Philosophy

References

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