တိုင်းဒေသကြီး

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

တိုင်း (tuing:, division) +‎ ဒေသ (desa., region) +‎ ကြီး (kri:, large, big)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respelling: တိုင်းဒေသဂြီး
  • IPA(key): /táɪɴdèθa̰d͡ʑí/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tuing:desa.kri: • ALA-LC: tuiṅʻʺdesakrīʺ • BGN/PCGN: taing:detha.gyi: • Okell: taìñdeithácì

Noun[edit]

တိုင်းဒေသကြီး (tuing:desa.kri:)

  1. region, an administrative subdivision immediately below country

Usage notes[edit]

In Myanmar, this term officially replaced တိုင်း (tuing:) (division) in 2008 with the adoption of a new constitution.

See also[edit]