ဘရင်ဂျီ

Burmese

Etymology

From Hindi फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī, firingī), from Old French franc. Compare Khmer បារាំង (baarang), Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng). Doublet of ဖရန့် (hpa.ran.).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဘ'ရင်ဂျီ
  • IPA(key): /bəjɪ̀ɴd͡ʑì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: bha.ranggyi • ALA-LC: bharaṅʻgyī • BGN/PCGN: băyin-gyi • Okell: băyiñji

Proper noun

ဘရင်ဂျီ • (bha.ranggyi)

  1. (Christianity) Roman Catholic
  2. Caucasian, especially of Portuguese descent

Descendants

  • → Mon: ဗြေန်ဂျေဝ်

References

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