ဥပရာဇာ

Burmese

Etymology

From Pali uparāja. Cognate with Khmer ឧបរាជ (ʼupaʼraac), Thai อุปราช (ùp-bpà-ràat), Lao ອຸປຮາດ (ʼup hāt).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဥပ'*ရာဇာ
• IPA^(key): /ʔṵpəɹàzà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: u.pa.raja • ALA-LC: uparājā • BGN/PCGN: u.păraza • Okell: úpăraza

Noun

ဥပရာဇာ • (u.pa.raja)

1. (historical) crown prince; heir apparent; viceroy

Synonyms

• အိမ်ရှေ့မင်း (imhre.mang:)

References

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