ဟရိဘုဉ္ဇ

Burmese

Etymology

Believed to be from Pali haribhuñjeyya (literally “consumable by Hari”), from hari (“green, Hari”, a name of the Hindu god Viṣṇu) + bhuñjjeyya (“consumable; edible”). Cognate with Thai หริภุญชัย (hà-rí-pun-chai). A Burmese folk etymology derives the name from the legend that Gautama Buddha allegedy visited the region and was offered a green fruit of chebulic myrobalan as food.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဟ'*ရိဘုန်ဇ
  • IPA(key): /həɹḭbòʊɴza̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ha.ri.bhunyja. • ALA-LC: haribhuñja • BGN/PCGN: hări.bonza. • Okell: hăríbouñzá

Proper noun

ဟရိဘုဉ္ဇ • (ha.ri.bhunyja.)

  1. Hariphunchai (a historical kingdom in present-day Lamphun, Thailand)
  2. Chiang Mai, later successor of the aforemention state.

References

  1. ^
    1930, Ashin Rājinda Mahāthera, Sāsanabahussutappakāsanī, pages 170-200:
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