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Burmese
Etymology
From Hindi फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī, firingī), from Old French franc. Compare Khmer បារាំង (baarang), Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng). Doublet of ဖရန့် (hpa.ran.).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဘ'ရင်ဂျီ
- IPA(key): /bəjɪ̀ɴd͡ʑì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: bha.ranggyi • ALA-LC: bharaṅʻgyī • BGN/PCGN: băyin-gyi • Okell: băyiñji
Proper noun
ဘရင်ဂျီ • (bha.ranggyi)
- (Christianity) Roman Catholic
- Caucasian, especially of Portuguese descent
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