ပါရဂူဘွဲ့

Burmese

Etymology

ပါရဂူ (para.gu, “specialist”) +‎ ဘွဲ့ (bhwai., “academic degree”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပါရ'ဂူဘွဲ့
• IPA^(key): /pàjəɡùbwɛ̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: para.gubhwai. • ALA-LC: pāragūbhvaiʹ • BGN/PCGN: payăgubwè. • Okell: payăgubwé

Noun

ပါရဂူဘွဲ့ • (para.gubhwai.)

1. doctorate; Doctor of Philosophy

Coordinate terms

• ပထမဘွဲ့ (pa.hta.ma.bhwai., “bachelor's degree”)
• မဟာဘွဲ့ (ma.habhwai., “master's degree”)