မွေးရပ်

Burmese

Etymology

မွေး (mwe:, “to be born”) +‎ ရပ် (rap, “to stand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwéjaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mwe:rap • ALA-LC: mveʺrapʻ • BGN/PCGN: mwe:yat • Okell: mweìyaʔ

Noun

မွေးရပ် • (mwe:rap)

1. birthplace

Synonyms

• ဌာနေ (htane)
• ချက်မြှုပ် (hkyakhmrup)

References

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