ဥပါယ်

Burmese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Pali upāya, from Sanskrit उपाय (upāya).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: အုပယ်

IPA^(key): /ʔṵpɛ̀/

Romanization: MLCTS: u.pay • ALA-LC: upāyʻ • BGN/PCGN: u.pè • Okell: úpe

Noun

ဥပါယ် • (u.pay)

means; expedience; device; stratagem

Further reading

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

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