ပညာကျော်

Burmese

Etymology

ပညာ (pa.nya) +‎ ကျော် (kyau).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပြင်ညာဂျော်
• IPA^(key): /pjɪ̀ɴɲàd͡ʑɔ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pa.nya-kyau • ALA-LC: paññākyoʻ • BGN/PCGN: pyinnyagyaw • Okell: pyiñnyaco

Noun

ပညာကျော် • (pa.nya-kyau)

1. (Buddhism, historical) title conferred conferred by the Burmese government to Buddhist civilians from the 1950s to 1970s.