မြို့ဝန်
Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]မြို့ (mrui., “city”) + ဝန် (wan, “minister”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /mjo̰wʊ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: mrui.wan • ALA-LC: mruiʹvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: myo.wun • Okell: myoúwuñ
Noun
[edit]မြို့ဝန် • (mrui.wan)
- (historical) governor of a town in pre-colonial Burmese kingdoms
- (historical) office holder who presided over the ရှေ့ရုံး (hre.rum:) in pre-colonial Burmese kingdoms