ဥပမာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali upamā (“parable”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဥဗ'မာ
• IPA^(key): /ʔṵbəmà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: u.pa.ma • ALA-LC: upamā • BGN/PCGN: u.băma • Okell: úpăma

Noun

ဥပမာ • (u.pa.ma)

1. simile
2. example

Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali upamā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuʔ.pə.ma/

• Audio:

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Noun

ဥပမာ (ʼupamā)

1. comparison an example simile traditional story cited in exposition of narrative such expositon.

   Audio:

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   ညးတံၚ်နၚ်ဇာတ်အတိက်တုဲ ထ္ၜးဥပမာ။

   ñaḥ taṃṅnaṅ jāt ʼatiktuy thṗaḥ ʼupamā.

   Citing old stories he expounded and interpreted them.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• upamā (Latin script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• उपमा (Devanagari script)
• উপমা (Bengali script)
• උපමා (Sinhalese script)
• ဢုပမႃ (Burmese script)
• อุปมา or อุปะมา (Thai script)
• ᩏᨷᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸປມາ or ອຸປະມາ (Lao script)
• ឧបមា (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

ဥပမာ f

1. Burmese script form of upamā