နှစ်ပါးသွား

Burmese

Etymology

နှစ် (hnac, two) +‎ ပါး (pa:, numerical classifier for sacred persons) +‎ သွား (swa:, to go).

Pronunciation 1

  • Phonetic respelling: နှစ်'ပါးသွား
  • IPA(key): /n̥əpáθwá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hnacpa:swa: • ALA-LC: nhacʻpāʺsvāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hnăpa:thwa: • Okell: hnăpàthwà

Noun

နှစ်ပါးသွား • (hnacpa:swa:)

  1. romantic dance by a male and a female dancer

Pronunciation 2

  • Phonetic respelling: နှစ်'ပါး+သွား
  • IPA(key): /n̥əpáðwá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hnacpa:swa: • ALA-LC: nhacʻpāʺsvāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hnăpa:dhwa: • Okell: hnăpàth

Adjective

နှစ်ပါးသွား • (hnacpa:swa:)

  1. (of a ring, bracelet) set with a double row of gems
  2. double (harrow, i.e. harrows coupled either abreast or in tandem)

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