ခင်ဗျာ

See also: ခင်ဗျား, and ခင်ဗျာ့

Burmese

Etymology

From ခင် (hkang, “given name (originally honorific)”) + an element ဗျာ (bya) of unclear interpretation and origin.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ခ'မျာ
• IPA^(key): /kʰəmjà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkangbya • ALA-LC: khaṅʻbyā • BGN/PCGN: hkămya • Okell: hkămya

Particle

ခင်ဗျာ • (hkangbya)

1. (men's speech) sir, madam

Usage notes

Put at the end of a sentence as a polite term of address to the listener. Used by males.

Synonyms

• ရှင် (hrang) (same, but used by females)

Further reading

• “ခင်ဗျာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.