အညာသား

Burmese

Etymology

အညာ (a.nya, “upcountry”) +‎ -သား (-sa:, “resident of”)

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ညာ+သား
  • IPA(key): /ʔəɲàðá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.nyasa: • ALA-LC: ʼaññāsāʺ • BGN/PCGN: ănyadha: • Okell: ănyathà

Noun

အညာသား • (a.nyasa:)

  1. person from the upcountry or Upper Myanmar

Synonyms

Further reading
  • “အညာသား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 43.
  • “အညာသား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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