| 释义 |
‖ thugyi|ˈθədʒiː|
Also 9 thoogyee.
[Burmese.]
The headman of a village.
1863C. Williams Jrnl. 3 Feb. in Through Burmah (1868) 57 On the Thoogyee sending for some pieces, I found the characters to be Nagiri. 1887Rangoon Gaz. Weekly Budget 7 Jan. 8/4 On 18th a thugyi successfully attacked dacoits and recovered dacoited cattle. 1934‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days xxv. 369 Old thugyis with their grey hair knotted behind their heads. 1957Encycl. Brit. IV. 430/2 In the villages, the thugyis or headmen, chosen by the villagers and approved by the government, have limited magisterial powers and collect the revenue. 1980J. Silverstein Burmese Politics ii. 26 The thugyi was directly responsible to the deputy commissioner. |