မနုဿီဟ
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
မနုဿ (ma.nu.ssa., “human”) + သီဟ (siha., “lion”), from Pali manussīha.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Phonetic respelling: မ'နုတ်သီဟ
- IPA(key): /mənoʊʔθìha̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ma.nu.ssiha. • ALA-LC: manussīha • BGN/PCGN: mănokthiha. • Okell: mănouʔthihá
Noun[edit]
မနုဿီဟ • (ma.nu.ssiha.) (classifier ကောင်)
- (mythology) chimeric creature with a man's torso and a lion's hindquarters, depicted in a squatting posture on forked haunches
References[edit]
- “မနုဿီဟ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.