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: cak‘bhī″ • BGN/PCGN: setbein: • Okell: seʔbeìñ

Noun

စက်ဘီး • (cakbhi:)

  1. 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.
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