ဗညာ

Mon

Etymology

From Old Mon ဗ္ည.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛ̀ɲɛ̀ə/
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Noun

ဗညာ (pəɲɛ̀a)

  1. (honorific) title prefixed to names of royalty and nobility.

Derived terms
  • ဒဴဗညာ

Descendants
  • → Burmese: ဗညား (ba.nya:)
  • → Khmer: ពញា (pñiə)
  • → Lao: ພະຍາ (pha nyā)
  • → Thai: พญา (pá-yaa)

References
  • Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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