ဘရင်ဂျီ
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
From Hindi फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī, firingī), from Old French franc. Compare Khmer បារាំង (baarang), Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng).
Pronunciation edit
- Phonetic respelling: ဘ'ရင်ဂျီ
- IPA(key): /bəjɪ̀ɴd͡ʑì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: bha.ranggyi • ALA-LC: bharaṅʻgyī • BGN/PCGN: băyin-gyi • Okell: băyiñji
Proper noun edit
ဘရင်ဂျီ • (bha.ranggyi)
- (Christianity) Roman Catholic
- Caucasian, especially of Portuguese descent
Descendants edit
- → Mon: ဗြေန်ဂျေဝ်
References edit
- “ဘရင်ဂျီ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.