ပုစွန်တာရာ

Burmese

Etymology

ပုစွန် (pu.cwan, “prawn”) +‎ တာရာ (tara, “star”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဗု'ဇွန်တာရာ
• IPA^(key): /bəzʊ̀ɴtàjà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pu.cwantara • ALA-LC: pucvanʻtārā • BGN/PCGN: băzuntaya • Okell: păsuñtaya

Noun

ပုစွန်တာရာ • (pu.cwantara)

1. (astrology, astronomy) constellation comprising stars from the head, and forelegs of the Great Bear (Ursa Major)

Further reading

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