ရှင်ပြု

Burmese

Etymology

ရှင် (hrang, “novice monk”) +‎ ပြု (pru., “become”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪ̀ɴpjṵ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hrangpru. • ALA-LC: rhaṅʻpru • BGN/PCGN: shinpyu. • Okell: hyiñpyú

Verb

ရှင်ပြု • (hrangpru.)

1. to novitiate Burmese boys (under the age of 20) into the Burmese monkhood

References

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