ပြည်သူပြည်သား

Burmese

Etymology

ပြည် (prany, “country”) +‎ သူ (su, “person”) +‎ ပြည် (prany) +‎ -သား (-sa:, “resident, inhabitant”)

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respelling: ပြီ+သူပြီ+သား
  • IPA(key): /pjìðùpjìðá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pranysu-pranysa: • ALA-LC: praññ‘sūpraññ‘sā″ • BGN/PCGN: pyidhu-pyidha: • Okell: pyithupyithà

Noun

ပြည်သူပြည်သား • (pranysu-pranysa:)

  1. people (of a country)

Further reading
  • “ပြည်သူပြည်သားစု” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 666.
  • “ပြည်သူပြည်သား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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