နာမကရဏ

Burmese

Etymology

နာမ (nama., “name”) +‎ ကရဏ (ka.ra.na., “to make”), borrowed from Pali nāmakaraṇa, from Sanskrit नामकरण (nāmakaraṇa).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: နာမက'*ရ'ဏ

IPA^(key): /nàma̰kəɹəna̰/

Romanization: MLCTS: nama.ka.ra.na. • ALA-LC: nāmakaraṇa • BGN/PCGN: nama.kărăna. • Okell: namákărăná

Noun

နာမကရဏ • (nama.ka.ra.na.)

(historical) naming ceremony for children of royal birth

Synonyms

ကင်ပွန်းတပ် (kangpwan:tap)

References

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

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