စော်ဘွား

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Shan ၸဝ်ႈၽႃႉ (tsāo phâ̰a). Compare Thai เจ้าฟ้า (jâao-fáa), Khmer ចៅហ្វា (cawhviə), Lao ເຈົ້າຟ້າ (chao fā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔ̀bwá/

Romanization: MLCTS: caubhwa: • ALA-LC: coʻbhvāʺ • BGN/PCGN: sawbwa: • Okell: sobwà

Noun

စော်ဘွား • (caubhwa:)

Shan chieftain

References

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

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