ပါရဂူ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali pāragū (“gone beyond; accomplished”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပါ*ရ'ဂူ
• IPA^(key): /pàɹəɡù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: para.gu • ALA-LC: pāragū • BGN/PCGN: parăgu • Okell: parăgu

Noun

ပါရဂူ • (para.gu)

1. specialist
2. Doctor of Philosophy

   Synonym: ပါရဂူဘွဲ့ (para.gubhwai.)

Derived terms

• ပါရဂူဘွဲ့ (para.gubhwai.)

 

Further reading

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