နေထွက်ဘုရင်

Burmese

Etymology

Literally means "The Sunrise King". This is a reference to the Burmese monarchs' claim of descent either from the Sun spirit or the Solar Dynasty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nètʰwɛʔbṵjɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nehtwakbhu.rang • ALA-LC: nethvakʻbhuraṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: nehtwetbu.yin • Okell: neihtweʔbúyiñ

Noun

နေထွက်ဘုရင် • (nehtwakbhu.rang)

  1. a traditional epithet of Burmese kings that reigned in Ava.
    • 1600-1800: Covering Jambūdīpa (page 26) အသင် အဘယ်သူ့ကျွန်နည်းဟု ဓားမိုး၍ မေးတော်မူသော် နေထွက်ဘုရင်ကျွန် မှန်ပါသည်ဟု ဆိုက

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