ဘီဒီ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बीड़ी (bīṛī) or Bengali বিড়ি (biṛi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bìdì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: bhidi • ALA-LC: bhīdī • BGN/PCGN: bidi • Okell: bidi

Noun

ဘီဒီ • (bhidi)

1. beedi, a small thin cheroot, rolled with the leaf of Careya arborea or Antidesma paniculatum

Synonyms

• ဆေးပေါ့လိပ် (hce:pau.lip)

References

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