Thanbauk (poetic form)

Thanbauk (Burmese: သံပေါက်, pronounced [θàɰ̃ baʊʔ]) is a Burmese form, consisting of three lines of four syllables each. Traditionally, they are witty and epigrammic.

The rhyme is on the fourth syllable of the first line, the third syllable of the second, and on the second syllable of the third.

Here is a modern example by Tin Moe:

BurmeseTranscriptionEnglish translation
ဧည့်သည်ကြီးÈthegyiThe Great Guest (1959)
ဆေးလိပ်လဲတိုHsay leik lè toCigar's burnt down
နေလဲညိုပြီNei lè nyo biThe sun is brown
ငါ့ကိုပြန်ပို့ကြပါလေNga go pyan po gya ba leiWill somebody take me home?[1]

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