ဘိလပ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi विलायत (vilāyat, “England”), ultimately from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bḭlaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: bhi.lap • ALA-LC: bhilapʻ • BGN/PCGN: bi.lat • Okell: bílaʔ

Proper noun

ဘိလပ် • (bhi.lap)

  1. England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
  2. Britain, United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Mon: ဗဳလာတ် (pìlàt)

Further reading

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