ပျံတော်မူ

Burmese

Etymology

ပျံ (pyam) +‎ -တော်မူ (-taumu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjàɴtɔ̀mù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pyamtaumu • ALA-LC: pyaṃtoʻmū • BGN/PCGN: pyantawmu • Okell: pyañtomu

Verb

ပျံတော်မူ • (pyamtaumu)

1. (Buddhism, of a monk) to die

Usage notes

Used in reference to holy personages (e.g., monks).

References

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