ဂိုဏ်းချုပ်

Burmese

Etymology

ဂိုဏ်း (guin:) +‎ ချုပ် (hkyup), with the first element borrowed from Pali gaṇa.

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဂိုင်းဂျုပ်

IPA^(key): /ɡáɪɴd͡ʑoʊʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: guin:hkyup • ALA-LC: guiṇʻʺkhyupʻ • BGN/PCGN: gaing:gyok • Okell: gaìñhcouʔ

Noun

ဂိုဏ်းချုပ် • (guin:hkyup)

(Buddhism) head of monastic association belonging to a religious sect

Descendants

→ Shan: ၵိူင်းၶျုၵ်ႈ (kóeng khjūk)

Further reading

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

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