အဓိပ္ပါယ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali adhippāya (“intention, wish, desire; sense, meaning, conclusion, inference”); compare Sanskrit अभिप्राय (abhiprāya, “going near, approaching; aiming at, intending; aim, purpose, intention, wish; meaning, sense; opinion, belief; relation, reference”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ဒိတ်ဗယ်
• IPA^(key): /ʔədeɪʔbɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.dhippay • ALA-LC: ʼadhippāyʻ • BGN/PCGN: ădeikbè • Okell: ădeiʔbe

Noun

အဓိပ္ပါယ် • (a.dhippay)

1. meaning; sense; signification; purport; denotation; connotation; purpose

References

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