Burmese
Etymology
ပထမ (pa.hta.ma., “first”) + ဘွဲ့ (bhwai., “academic degree”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ပထ'မဘွဲ့
- IPA(key): /pa̰tʰəma̰bwɛ̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: pa.hta.ma.bhwai. • ALA-LC: pathamabhvaiʹ • BGN/PCGN: pa.htăma.bwè. • Okell: páhtămábwé
Noun
ပထမဘွဲ့ • (pa.hta.ma.bhwai.)
- bachelor's degree
Coordinate terms
- မဟာဘွဲ့ (ma.habhwai., “master's degree”)
- ပါရဂူဘွဲ့ (para.gubhwai., “Doctor of Philosophy”)