ဇမ္ဗူဒီပါ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali jambudīpa, decomposed into ဇမ္ဗူ (jambu) +‎ ဒီပါ (dipa)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဇ'ဗူဒီပါ
• IPA^(key): /zəbùdìpà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: jambudipa • ALA-LC: jambūdīpā • BGN/PCGN: zăbudipa • Okell: zăbudipa

Noun

ဇမ္ဗူဒီပါ • (jambudipa)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) island which is the home of the Eugenia tree and lies south of Mount Meru

References

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