သရဲ

Burmese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *n-d-raj (“demon; evil spirit; ghost”). Compare with Chinese 魑 (chī, “demon,mountain ghost”) and Mon သရဲာ.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: သ'ရဲ
• IPA^(key): /θəjɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sa.rai: • ALA-LC: sarai • BGN/PCGN: thăyè: • Okell: thăyè

Noun

သရဲ • (sa.rai:)

1. ghost

Further reading

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