ဝေါဟာရ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali vohāra (“designation, term, mode of speech; trade, business”), from Sanskrit व्यवहार (vyavahāra, “common practice; commerce; action”).

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respelling: ဝေါဟာ*ရ
  • IPA(key): /wɔ́hàɹa̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: wau:hara. • ALA-LC: vohāra • BGN/PCGN: waw:hara. • Okell: wòhará

Noun

ဝေါဟာရ • (wau:hara.)

  1. common parlance
  2. vocabulary (list of words)

References
  • “ဝေါဟာရ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 972.
  • “ဝေါဟာရ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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