ရွှေချီ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi सूजी (sūjī, “semolina”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ရွှေဂျီ
• IPA^(key): /ʃwèd͡ʑì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hrwehkyi • ALA-LC: rvhekhyī • BGN/PCGN: shwegyi • Okell: hyweihci

Noun

ရွှေချီ • (hrwehkyi)

1. semolina
2. semolina sweetmeat, also called shwegyi sanwin makin
3. Alternative spelling of ရွှေကြည် (hrwe-krany)

References

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