ဗြာဟ္မဏ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Pali brāhmaṇa, from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bjàhma̰na̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: brahma.na. • ALA-LC: brāhmaṇa • BGN/PCGN: byahma.na. • Okell: byahmáná

Noun

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ဗြာဟ္မဏ (brahma.na.)

  1. (historical, literary) The second class of traditional Burmese society, comprising priests and ritualists (brahmins), one of the four social classes known as အမျိုးလေးပါး (a.myui:le:pa:)

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References

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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ဗြာဟ္မဏ m (feminine ဗြာဟ္မဏီ, feminine (Mon) ဗြာဟ္မဏဳ)

  1. Burmese script form of brāhmaṇa (brahmin)

Declension

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Sanskrit

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