ဂိုဏ်းအုပ်
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Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ဂိုဏ်း (guin:) + အုပ် (up), with the first element borrowed from Pali gaṇa.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɡónʔoʊʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: guin:up • ALA-LC: guiṇʻʺʼupʻ • BGN/PCGN: gon:ok • Okell: goùnouʔ
Noun
[edit]ဂိုဏ်းအုပ် • (guin:up)
- (Buddhism) head of a Buddhist sect
- (Buddhism) assistant to a ဂိုဏ်းချုပ် (guin:hkyup)
Descendants
[edit]- → Shan: ၵိူင်းဢုပ်ႉ (kóeng ʼṵ̂p)
- → Shan: ၵႅင်းဢုပ်ႉ (kéng ʼṵ̂p)
Further reading
[edit]- “ဂိုဏ်းအုပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.