နေရာငါးသွယ်

Burmese

Etymology

နေရာ (nera, “places”) +‎ ငါး (nga:, “five”) +‎ သွယ် (swai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nèjàŋáθwɛ̀/

Romanization: MLCTS: nera-nga:swai • ALA-LC: nerāṅāʺsvayʻ • BGN/PCGN: neya-nga:thwè • Okell: neiyangàthwe

Noun

နေရာငါးသွယ် • (nera-nga:swai)

(historical) five sections or places of honor at the royal palace's audience hall

Hyponyms

စနည်း (ca.nany:)
တော် (tau)
ဒူး (du:)
အတွင်းဘဝေါ (a.twang:bha.wau:)
အပြင်ဘဝေါ (a.prangbha.wau:)

References

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

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