ပညာရှိ

Burmese

Etymology

ပညာ (pa.nya, “knowledge, skill”) +‎ ရှိ (hri., “to have”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပျဉ်ညာရှိ
• IPA^(key): /pjɪ̀ɴɲàʃḭ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pa.nyahri. • ALA-LC: paññārhi • BGN/PCGN: pyinnyashi. • Okell: pyiñnyahyí

Noun

ပညာရှိ • (pa.nyahri.)

1. man of wisdom, sage, learned person, savant

Further reading

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