စစ်ခွေး

Burmese

Etymology

စစ် (cac, “war”) +‎ ခွေး (hkwe:, “dog”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪʔkʰwé/
• Romanization: MLCTS: cachkwe: • ALA-LC: cacʻkhveʺ • BGN/PCGN: sithkwe: • Okell: siʔhkweì

Noun

စစ်ခွေး • (cachkwe:)

1. (slang, perjorative) soldier, often used in reference to members of Myanmar's armed forces