သံဖြူ

Burmese

Etymology

သံ (sam, “iron”) +‎ ဖြူ (hpru, “white”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: သံဗြူ
• IPA^(key): /θàɴbjù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: samhpru • ALA-LC: saṃphrū • BGN/PCGN: thanbyu • Okell: thañhpyu

Noun

သံဖြူ • (samhpru)

1. tin

Descendants

• → Jingpho: san pyaw

Further reading

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