ဘရင်ဂျီ
Burmese
Etymology
From Hindi फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī), from Persian فرنگی (farangi), from Old French franc.
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဘ'ရင်ဂျီ
- IPA(key): /bəjɪ̀ɴd͡ʑì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: bha.ranggyi • ALA-LC: bharaṅʻgyī • BGN/PCGN: băyin-gyi • Okell: băyiñji
Proper noun
ဘရင်ဂျီ • (bha.ranggyi)
- (Christianity) Roman Catholic
- Caucasian, especially of Portuguese descent
References
- “ဘရင်ဂျီ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.