ဂိုဏ်းအုပ်

Burmese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡónʔoʊʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: guin:up • ALA-LC: guiṇʻʺʼupʻ • BGN/PCGN: gon:ok • Okell: goùnouʔ

Noun

ဂိုဏ်းအုပ် • (guin:up)

(Buddhism) head of a Buddhist sect
(Buddhism) assistant to a ဂိုဏ်းချုပ် (guin:hkyup)

Descendants

→ Shan: ၵိူင်းဢုပ်ႉ (kóeng ʼṵ̂p)
→ Shan: ၵႅင်းဢုပ်ႉ (kéng ʼṵ̂p)

Further reading

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

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