ဘိလပ်မြေ
Burmese
Etymology
ဘိလပ် (bhi.lap, “British”) + မြေ (mre, “soil, ground”), literally “British dirt”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bḭlaʔmjè/
- Romanization: MLCTS: bhi.lapmre • ALA-LC: bhilapʻmre • BGN/PCGN: bi.latmye • Okell: bílaʔmyei
Noun
ဘိလပ်မြေ • (bhi.lapmre)
Synonyms
- အင်္ဂတေ (angga.te)
Further reading
- “ဘိလပ်မြေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.