တိုင်းဒေသကြီး

Burmese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: တိုင်းဒေသဂြီး

IPA^(key): /táɪɴdèθa̰d͡ʑí/

Romanization: MLCTS: tuing:desa.kri: • ALA-LC: tuiṅʻʺdesakrīʺ • BGN/PCGN: taing:detha.gyi: • Okell: taìñdeithácì

Noun

တိုင်းဒေသကြီး • (tuing:desa.kri:)

region, an administrative subdivision immediately below country

Usage notes

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

See also

ပြည်နယ် (pranynai)

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