မူလဘာသာ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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မူလ (mula., original) +‎ ဘာသာ (bhasa, language), borrowed from Pali mūla + Pali bhāsā.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mùla̰bàθà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mula.bhasa • ALA-LC: mūlabhāsā • BGN/PCGN: mula.batha • Okell: mulábatha

Noun

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မူလဘာသာ (mula.bhasa)

  1. first language, primary language
  2. epithet for Pali, the liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism