ကျွန်နေမျိုး သားသတိုး

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • 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

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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

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