စော်ဘွား

စော်ဘွား

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Shan ၸဝ်ႈၽႃႉ (tsāo phâ̰a). Compare Thai เจ้าฟ้า (jâao-fáa), Khmer ចៅហ្វា (cawhviə), Lao ເຈົ້າຟ້າ (chao fā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ̀bwá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: caubhwa: • ALA-LC: coʻbhvāʺ • BGN/PCGN: sawbwa: • Okell: sobwà

Noun

စော်ဘွား • (caubhwa:)

1. Shan chieftain

References

• “စော်ဘွား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.