ပိဿာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali vīsa, ultimately from Sanskrit वीस (vīsa).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ပိတ်သာ

IPA^(key): /peɪʔθà/

Romanization: MLCTS: pi.ssa • ALA-LC: pissā • BGN/PCGN: peiktha • Okell: peiʔtha

Noun

ပိဿာ • (pi.ssa)

A Burmese measurement of weight, the viss (peittha), approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds).

Descendants

→ Shan: ပႄး (páae)

References

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

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