တပည့်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Is this a Pali loanword with significant phonetic shift, or is this native Burmish?”

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ဒ'ဗေ့
  • IPA(key): /dəbḛ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ta.pany. • ALA-LC: tapaññʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: dăbe. • Okell: tăp

Noun

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တပည့် (ta.pany.)

  1. pupil, disciple, follower, servant

Derived terms

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Further reading

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