စာမေးပွဲ

Burmese

Etymology

စာ (ca, “writing”) +‎ မေး (me:, “ask”) +‎ ပွဲ (pwai:, “contest”)

Pronunciation

Phonetic respellings: စာမေးဗွဲ, စာမွဲ

IPA^(key): /sàmébwɛ́/, /sàmwɛ́/

Romanization: MLCTS: came:pwai: • ALA-LC: cāme″pvai • BGN/PCGN: same:bwè:/sa-mwè: • Okell: sameìpwè/samwè

Usage notes

The shorter pronunciation /sàmwɛ́/ is colloquial.

Noun

စာမေးပွဲ • (came:pwai:)

examination (formal test)

References

“စာမေးပွဲ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 21

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