ဆီပြန်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆီ (hci, “oil”) +‎ ပြန် (pran, “returns”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဆီဗြန်
• IPA^(key): /sʰìbjàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hci-pran • ALA-LC: chīpranʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsibyan • Okell: hsipyañ

Noun

ဆီပြန် • (hci-pran)

1. meat- or fish-based curry cooked in oily gravy; dish of meat or fish with condiments cooked in oil and water until all the water is boiled off, leaving the meat or fish in an oily gravy; thick oily curry

Synonyms

• ဆီပြန်ချက် (hci-pranhkyak)
• ဆီပြန်ဟင် (hci-pranhang)

Further reading

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