သာသနာ့အာဇာနည်
Burmese
Etymology
From သာသနာ့ (sasa.na., “Buddhist doctrine”) + အာဇာနည် (ajanany, “hero”), ultimately from Pali sāsana + Pali ājāneyya.
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: သာသ'နာ့အာဇာနည်
- IPA(key): /θàθəna̰ʔàzànì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: sasa.na.ajanany • ALA-LC: sāsanā′’ājānaññ‘ • BGN/PCGN: thathăna.azani • Okell: thathănáazani
Noun
သာသနာ့အာဇာနည် • (sasa.na.ajanany)
- (Buddhism) a government-recognized title granted to exemplar Buddhist monks who have successfully passed Tipiṭakadhara (oral) and Tipiṭakakovida (written) monastic examinations