ဒဏ္ဍာရီ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit [Term?]. Compare with Hindi दंतकथा (dantakthā, “legend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dàndàjì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: dandari • ALA-LC: daṇḍārī • BGN/PCGN: dandayi • Okell: dandayi

Noun

ဒဏ္ဍာရီ • (dandari)

1. legend, fable
2. myth, mythos

See also

• သမိုင်း (sa.muing:)
• အာချာန် (ahkyan)

References

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