ပါရဂူဘွဲ့

Burmese

Etymology

ပါရဂူ (para.gu, “specialist”) +‎ ဘွဲ့ (bhwai., “degree”), with the first element from Pali pāragū (“gone beyond”)

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ပါရ'ဂူဘွဲ့

IPA^(key): /pàjəɡùbwɛ̰/

Romanization: MLCTS: para.gubhwai. • ALA-LC: pāragūbhvaiʹ • BGN/PCGN: payăgubwè. • Okell: payăgubwé

Noun

ပါရဂူ ဘွဲ့ • (para.gubhwai.)

doctorate; Doctor of Philosophy

References

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

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