ပစ္စယာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali paccayā.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပျစ်စ'ယာ
• IPA^(key): /pjɪʔsəjà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pacca.ya • ALA-LC: paccayā • BGN/PCGN: pyitsăya • Okell: pyiʔsăya

Noun

ပစ္စယာ • (pacca.ya)

1. (Buddhism, architecture) terrace (of a pagoda)

Descendants

• → Shan: ပဵတ်ႈၸယႃႇ (pāet tsǎ yàa)

Further reading

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