ဘရင်ဂျီ

Burmese

Etymology

From Hindi फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī, firingī), from Old French franc. Compare Khmer បារាំង (baarang), Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng). Doublet of ဖရန့် (hpa.ran.).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဘ'ရင်ဂျီ
• IPA^(key): /bəjɪ̀ɴd͡ʑì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: bha.ranggyi • ALA-LC: bharaṅʻgyī • BGN/PCGN: băyin-gyi • Okell: băyiñji

Proper noun

ဘရင်ဂျီ • (bha.ranggyi)

1. (Christianity) Roman Catholic
2. Caucasian, especially of Portuguese descent

Descendants

• → Mon: ဗြေန်ဂျေဝ်

References

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