หงสาวดี

Thai

A statue of the two swans at Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Bago, Myanmar.

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†หงษาวดี
• ^†หงสาพดี

 

Etymology

From Burmese ဟံသာဝတီ (hamsawa.ti), from Pali haṃsāvatī (literally “she who has swans”), from the legend that two swans were seen at the place by Gautama Buddha, who then gave a prophecy that a city would be established there.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หงสาวดี h ŋ s ā w ɗ ī
Phonemic		หง-สา-วะ-ดี h ŋ – s ā – w a – ɗ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	hǒng-sǎa-wá-dii
	Royal Institute	hong-sa-wa-di
(standard) IPA(key)		/hoŋ˩˩˦.saː˩˩˦.wa˦˥.diː˧/(R)

Proper noun

หงสาวดี • (hǒng-sǎa-wá-dii)

1. (historical) Hanthawaddy (the former name of Bago, a city in Myanmar)
2. (historical) Hanthawaddy (a former Mon kingdom based in this city)
3. (historical) Toungoo (a former Burmese kingdom based in this city)

Related terms

• ตองอู (dtɔɔng-uu)
• พะโค