Where does “Naypyidaw” come from?
Naypyidaw (English) comes from Burmese နေပြည်တော်, from Burmese တော်, from Burmese တွက် — to do or work out arithmetical sums; solve...
Naypyidaw (English): located in Pyinmana Township, Mandalay Division (approximately 320 kilometres north of Yangon)
Definitions
- located in Pyinmana Township, Mandalay Division (approximately 320 kilometres north of Yangon)
Ancestry of “Naypyidaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နေပြည်တော် | the city outside the royal palace walls |
| 2 | Burmese | တော် | clever, skillful; enough, sufficient; denotes... |
| 3 | Burmese | တွက် | to do or work out arithmetical sums; solve... |