သရဲ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *n-d-raj (demon; evil spirit; ghost). Compare with Chinese (chī, demon,mountain ghost) and Mon သရဲာ.

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: သ'ရဲ
  • IPA(key): /θəjɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sa.rai: • ALA-LC: sarai • BGN/PCGN: thăyè: • Okell: thăyè

Noun

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သရဲ (sa.rai:)

  1. ghost

Further reading

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