Dictionary entry

Prestige

Pronunciation: /prɛˈstiː(d)ʒ/

Pronunciation

/prɛˈstiː(d)ʒ/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) အောင်မြင်မှု၊ သြဇာသက်ရောက်မှု သို့ ကြွယ်ဝ ချမ်းသာမှုတို့ကြောင့် ရရှိထားသော မြင့်မားသည့် ဂုဏ်အဆင့်။

Definition

prestige /pre'sti:ʒ/ n [U] ၁။ သိကၡာ။ lose/regain/win prestige ❍ social/academic prestige ❍ He suffered a loss of prestige when the book didn't sell. ၂။ ဩဇာတိကၠမ။ ဂုဏ္ျဒပ္။ a job that carries great prestige ❍ the prestige value of owning a Rolls Royce ❍ Congress agreed to fund the project because of its prestige. ❏ prestigious /pre'stÇdʒǝs/ adj ဂုဏ္သတင္းႀကီးေသာ။ one of the world's most prestigious orchestras.

Examples

  1. This year’s outstanding tournament will do a lot to restore the competition’s prestige.
  2. The move was designed to enhance his personal prestige.