ပုရွက်ဆိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

ပုရွက် (pu.rwak, “ant”) +‎ ဆိတ် (hcit, “to pinch”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပု'ရွက်ဆိတ်
• IPA^(key): /pəjwɛʔsʰeɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pu.rwakhcit • ALA-LC: purvakʻchitʻ • BGN/PCGN: păywethseik • Okell: păyweʔhseiʔ

Noun

ပုရွက်ဆိတ် • (pu.rwakhcit)

1. ant (insect)

Synonyms

• ပုရွက် (pu.rwak)

Further reading

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