နဝရူပ

Burmese

Etymology

နဝ (na.wa., “nine”) +‎ ရူပ (rupa., “form”). Borrowed from Pali nava (“nine”) +‎ Pali rūpa (“form”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na̰wa̰jùpa̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: na.wa.rupa. • ALA-LC: navarūpa • BGN/PCGN: na.wa.yupa. • Okell: náwáyupá

Noun

နဝရူပ • (na.wa.rupa.) (classifier ကောင်)

1. (mythology) chimeric animal found in Burmese art

Proper noun

နဝရူပ • (na.wa.rupa.)

1. (historical) Nawarupa, the name of a Burmese royal barge during the pre-colonial era

References

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