စက်ဘီး

Burmese

စက်ဘီး (cakbhi:)

Etymology

စက် (cak, “circle, wheel, cycle”) +‎ ဘီး (bhi:, “wheel”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: စက်ဗိန်း
• IPA^(key): /sɛʔbéɪɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: cakbhi: • ALA-LC: cakʻbhīʺ • BGN/PCGN: setbein: • Okell: seʔbeìñ

Noun

စက်ဘီး • (cakbhi:)

1. bicycle

   Synonym: ဘိုင်စကယ် (bhuingca.kai)

Further reading

• “စက်ဘီး” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 342.
• “စက်ဘီး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.