ကင်ပေတိုင်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 憲兵隊 (“military police”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɪ̀ɴpètàɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kangpetuing • ALA-LC: kaṅʻpetuiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: kinpetaing • Okell: kiñpeitaiñ

Proper noun

ကင်ပေတိုင် • (kangpetuing)

  1. (historical) Kenpeitai: military police belonging to the Japanese army of occupation during World War II.

References

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