Burmese
Etymology
ပါရဂူ (para.gu, “specialist”) + ဘွဲ့ (bhwai., “academic degree”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ပါရ'ဂူဘွဲ့
- IPA(key): /pàjəɡùbwɛ̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: para.gubhwai. • ALA-LC: pāragūbhvaiʹ • BGN/PCGN: payăgubwè. • Okell: payăgubwé
Noun
ပါရဂူဘွဲ့ • (para.gubhwai.)
- doctorate; Doctor of Philosophy
Coordinate terms
- ပထမဘွဲ့ (pa.hta.ma.bhwai., “bachelor's degree”)
- မဟာဘွဲ့ (ma.habhwai., “master's degree”)