စက်ဘီး
Burmese
စက်ဘီး (cakbhi:)
Etymology
စက် (cak, “circle, wheel, cycle”) + ဘီး (bhi:, “wheel”)
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: စက်ဗိန်း
- IPA(key): /sɛʔbéɪɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: cakbhi: • ALA-LC: cakʻbhīʺ • BGN/PCGN: setbein: • Okell: seʔbeìñ
Noun
စက်ဘီး • (cakbhi:)
- bicycle
- Synonym: ဘိုင်စကယ် (bhuingca.kai)
Further reading
- “စက်ဘီး” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 342.
- “စက်ဘီး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.