ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်

Burmese

Etymology

ပြည်သူ (pranysu, “people”) +‎ လွှတ်တော် (hlwattau)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပြည်+သူ့လွှတ်တော်
• IPA^(key): /pjìðṵl̥ʊʔtɔ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pranysu.hlwattau • ALA-LC: praññʻsūʹlvhatʻtoʻ • BGN/PCGN: pyidhu.hluttaw • Okell: pyithúhluʔto

Proper noun

ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော် • (pranysu.hlwattau)

1. House of Representatives (Myanmar); lower house of Myanmar's national legislature
2. (historical) Chamber of Deputies (Burma); lower house of Myanmar's national legislature from 1948 to 1962
3. (historical) People's Assembly (Burma); Myanmar's national legislature from 1974 to 1988