ပင်လယ်

Burmese

Etymology

Apparently an areal word of Mon-Khmer origin; see Chinese 蓬萊蓬莱 (pénglái, “Penglai”) for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪ̀ɴlɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: panglai • ALA-LC: paṅʻlayʻ • BGN/PCGN: pinlè • Okell: piñle

Noun

ပင်လယ် • (panglai)

  1. sea (expanse of water)
    Synonym: အဏ္ဏဝါ (anna.wa)
  2. (figuratively) anything of great magnitude

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Shan: ပၢင်ႇလၢႆႇ (pàang làai)
  • Jingpho: pang lai
  • Khumi Chin: pangle

Further reading