ပိဿာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali vīsa, ultimately from Sanskrit वीस (vīsa).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပိတ်သာ
• IPA^(key): /peɪʔθà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pi.ssa • ALA-LC: pissā • BGN/PCGN: peiktha • Okell: peiʔtha

Noun

ပိဿာ • (pi.ssa)

1. A Burmese measurement of weight, the viss (peittha), approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds).

Descendants

• → Shan: ပႄး (páae)

References

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