ဘူးသီး

Burmese

Etymology

ဘူး (bhu:, “container”) +‎ သီး (si:, “fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /búθí/
• Romanization: MLCTS: bhu:si: • ALA-LC: bhūʺsīʺ • BGN/PCGN: bu:thi: • Okell: bùthì

Noun

ဘူးသီး • (bhu:si:) (classifier လုံး)

1. calabash (fruit or container), squash

Further reading

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