ဘရင်ဂျီ

Burmese

Etymology

From Hindi फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī), from Persian ‎ (farangi), from Old French franc.

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဘ'ရင်ဂျီ

IPA^(key): /bəjɪ̀ɴd͡ʑì/

Romanization: MLCTS: bha.ranggyi • ALA-LC: bharaṅ‘gyī • BGN/PCGN: băyin-gyi • Okell: băyiñji

Proper noun

ဘရင်ဂျီ • (bha.ranggyi)

(Christianity) Roman Catholic
Caucasian, especially of Portuguese descent

References

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

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