ကျွန်နေမျိုး သားသတိုး

Burmese

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ကျွန်နေမျိုးသား+သ'တိုး
• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʊ̀ɴnèmjó θáðətó/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kywanne-myui: sa:sa.tui: • ALA-LC: kyvanʻnemyuiʺ sāʺsatuiʺ • BGN/PCGN: kyunne-myo: tha:dhăto: • Okell: cuñneimyoù thàthătoù

Proverb

ကျွန်နေမျိုး သားသတိုး • (kywanne-myui: sa:sa.tui:)

1. used in reference to favoritism (lit. bestow the Nemyo title to a slave, the Thado title to a son)

Usage notes

In the pre-colonial era, Burmese kings routinely bestowed royal titles to favored followers and children.