ခင်ဗျာ

See also: ခင်ဗျား and ခင်ဗျာ့

Burmese

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ခ'မျာ

IPA^(key): /kʰəmjà/

Romanization: MLCTS: hkangbya • ALA-LC: khaṅʻbyā • BGN/PCGN: hkămya • Okell: hkămya

Particle

ခင်ဗျာ • (hkangbya)

(men's speech) sir, madam

Usage notes

Put at the end of a sentence as a polite term of address to the listener. Used by males.

Synonyms

ရှင် (hrang) (same, but used by females)

Further reading

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

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