ဂိုဏ်းချုပ်

Burmese

Etymology

ဂိုဏ်း (guin:) +‎ ချုပ် (hkyup), with the first element borrowed from Pali gaṇa.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဂိုင်းဂျုပ်
• IPA^(key): /ɡáɪɴd͡ʑoʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: guin:hkyup • ALA-LC: guiṇʻʺkhyupʻ • BGN/PCGN: gaing:gyok • Okell: gaìñhcouʔ

Noun

ဂိုဏ်းချုပ် • (guin:hkyup)

1. (Buddhism) head of monastic association belonging to a religious sect

Descendants

• → Shan: ၵိူင်းၶျုၵ်ႈ (kóeng khjūk)

Further reading

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