Pegu
noun
earlier name for the city of Bago.
Peguan
-
a word derived from
Pegu.
Example Sentences
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The chief and Bah-mee both read Peguan well, and Burman some; and have now learned to read and write their own language.
From Daughters of the Cross: or Woman's Mission by Daniel C. Eddy
We have had morning and evening worship from the first, and four or five exercises on the Sabbath, usually in Peguan, interpreted into Karen.
From Daughters of the Cross: or Woman's Mission by Daniel C. Eddy
She also learned the Peguan language, into which she translated the New Testament, a Life of Christ, and several tracts.
From Woman: Man's Equal by Thomas Webster
