ဗညာ

Mon

Etymology

From Old Mon ဗ္ည.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̀ɲɛ̀ə/

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Noun

ဗညာ (pəɲɛ̀a)

1. (honorific) title prefixed to names of royalty and nobility.

Derived terms

• ဒဴဗညာ

 

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဗညား (ba.nya:)
• → Khmer: ពញា (pñiə)
• → Lao: ພະຍາ (pha nyā)
• → Thai: พญา (pá-yaa)

References

• Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.