Festivals & Events

1. ပွႆး

   pawi4

   Festival

   Usage

   Noun for a festival, feast or celebration.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

2. ပွႆးသၢင်ႇလွင်း

   pawi4-saang2-lawng4

   Poy Sang Long (novice ordination festival)

   Usage

   The festival at which a boy enters the novitiate. The dictionary lists it, and Shan Wikipedia has an article of the same title.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

3. ပွႆးၶၢမ်ႇသၢင်ႇ

   pawi4-khaam2-saang2

   Novice entrance festival (other name)

   Usage

   The dictionary gives it the same description as the festival above.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

4. ပီမႂ်ႇတႆး

   pi1-maue2-tai4

   Shan New Year

   Usage

   The name as attested on Shan Wikipedia. ပီ is year and မႂ်ႇ is new.

   Grammar Note

   Not in the dictionary; spelling confirmed from article titles and body text of Shan Wikipedia.

5. ပွႆးပီမႂ်ႇတႆး

   pawi4-pi1-maue2-tai4

   Shan New Year festival

   Usage

   The spelling as attested on Shan Wikipedia.

   Grammar Note

   Not in the dictionary; spelling confirmed from article titles and body text of Shan Wikipedia.

6. ၶဝ်ႈဝႃႇ

   khao3-waa2

   Start of Buddhist Lent

   Usage

   Listed in the dictionary as a verb meaning to enter on the season of lent.

   Grammar Note

   Compound verb listed in the dictionary.

7. ဢွၵ်ႇဝႃႇ

   awk2-waa2

   End of Buddhist Lent

   Usage

   The dictionary describes the period at the end of Lent, from about mid-October to mid-November.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

8. လိူၼ်ၵထိင်ႇ

   loen1-ka1-thing2

   Kathina month (robe offering)

   Usage

   The dictionary gives it as the twelfth month, about mid-November to mid-December, when robes are offered to monks.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

9. ပွႆးလူင်

   pawi4-long1

   Big festival

   Usage

   ပွႆး "festival" plus လူင် "great, large". It is common in Shan Wikipedia.

   Grammar Note

   Not in the dictionary; spelling confirmed from article titles and body text of Shan Wikipedia.

10. ပွႆးၵိၼ်ၶႅၵ်ႇ

    pawi4-kin1-khaek2

    Wedding

    Usage

    Listed in the dictionary. ၶႅၵ်ႇ means guest.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

11. ပွႆးလၢမ်း

    pawi4-laam4

    Feast, entertainment

    Usage

    The dictionary says it covers a feast, festival or entertainment of any kind.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

12. ပွႆးလိၵ်ႈ

    pawi4-lik3

    Book-reading festival

    Usage

    The dictionary lists it as a festival in which books are read for amusement.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

13. ဝၼ်းပွႆး

    wan4-pawi4

    Holiday, feast day

    Usage

    The dictionary lists it as a feast day or holiday.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

14. ပၢင်ပွႆး

    paang1-pawi4

    Fairground

    Usage

    The dictionary lists it as the place where a celebration is held.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

15. မေႃႈတႃႇ

    maw3-taa2

    Pot used at the New Year festival

    Usage

    The dictionary lists it as the pot used in the festival of the new year.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

16. တုင်း

    tung4

    Religious pennant

    Usage

    Long banners of colorful cloth or paper. The dictionary lists it, and Shan Wikipedia has an article of the same title.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

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