ဝေဿ
Burmese
Etymology
From Pali vessa, from Sanskrit वैश्य (vaiśya)
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဝစ်သ
- IPA(key): /wɪʔθa̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: wessa. • ALA-LC: vessa • BGN/PCGN: wittha. • Okell: wiʔthá
Noun
ဝေဿ • (wessa.)
- (historical, literary) The third class of traditional Burmese society, comprising merchants (Vaishyas), one of the four social classes known as အမျိုးလေးပါး (a.myui:le:pa:)
Synonyms
- သူဌေးမျိုး (suhte:myui:)
References
- “ဝေဿ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.