ဆရာဝန်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆရာ (hca.ra, “teacher”) +‎ ဝန် (wan, “responsibility”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰa̰jàwʊ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hca.rawan • ALA-LC: charāvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsa.yawun • Okell: hsáyawuñ

Noun

ဆရာဝန် • (hca.rawan)

1. doctor, physician, surgeon

Synonyms

• ဒေါက်တာ (daukta)

Descendants

• → Shan: သြႃႇဝုၼ်ႇ (sràa wùn)
• → Jingpho: săra wun / tsi săra wun

Further reading

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