ဘုရင်
Burmese
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဗယင်
- IPA(key): /ba̰jɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: bhu.rang • ALA-LC: bhuraṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: ba.yin • Okell: báyiñ
Noun
ဘုရင် • (bhu.rang)
- monarch, king
- (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
See also
| Chess pieces in Burmese · စစ်တုရင်ရုပ် (cactu.rangrup) (layout · text) | |||||
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| ဘုရင် (bhu.rang) | ဘုရင်မ (bhu.rangma.) | ကျီးအ (kyi:a.) | ဘုန်းကြီး (bhun:kri:) | မြင်း (mrang:) | နယ် (nai) |
References
- “ဘုရင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.