သရဖူ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिर (śira, “head”) + भूषण (bhūṣaṇa, “ornament, decoration”) or Pali sira (“idem”) + bhūsana (“idem”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: သ'*ရ'ဖူ
• IPA^(key): /θəɹəpʰù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sa.ra.hpu • ALA-LC: saraphū • BGN/PCGN: thărăhpu • Okell: thărăhpu

Noun

သရဖူ • (sa.ra.hpu)

1. crown

Synonyms

• မကိုဋ် (ma.kuit)

Descendants

• → Shan: သရၽူႇ (sǎ rǎ phùu)

Further reading

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