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The decoration is a bronze stylized Burmese lion, with the name of the decoration written in Burmese "Thiha Thura" (သီဟသူရ) on the scroll below. The ribbon is 1.25 inches (32 mm), bright red with yellow edges or red with dark green centre stripes. A total of 47 Thiha Thura Medals has been awarded between 1949 and 2018 January. [4]
The name Yura comes from the word for "person" in the northern languages; this is a lenited form of the thura found in other languages, hence Thura-Yura.Similar words for "person" are found in languages outside the group, however (for example 'yura' - 'person' in the Sydney language).
Burmese names (Burmese: မြန်မာ အမည်) lack the serial structure of most Western names.Like other Mainland Southeast Asian people (excepted Vietnamese), the people of Myanmar have no customary matronymic or patronymic naming system and no tradition of surnames.
Thihathura or Thiha Thura was a Burmese royal title. Today, Thiha Thura is the second highest military decoration awarded by the Burmese military. Thihathura may mean:
Thura Medal General Thura Kyaw Htin ( Burmese : ကျော်ထင် , pronounced [tɕɔ̀ tʰɪ̀ɰ̃] ; 26 July 1925 – 26 January 1996) was the 7th Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Union of Burma (now Myanmar), former Deputy Prime Minister of Burma (Myanmar) and Minister of Defence .
When he reached the place, he shouted Pooneeram Thura means 'open the bag' in local language. Thus the name Poonithura has come, according to this story. Thus the name Poonithura has come, according to this story.
The name Adimalathura may derive from the Malayalam word which encompasses the meaning of "A shore (sea shore) under the hill". The word adi means "under", and mala "Hill" and the last syllable thura means "shore (sea shore)". The local language of Adimalathura is a combination of Tamil and Malayalam languages, widely spoken by the older ...
I am the door [thura]: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." (John 10:7;9). [7] Thirl, corresponding identically in meaning to Greek thura, conjoined with wall then forms Thirlwall having reference to Roman-built Hadrian's Wall between Northeast England and Scotland in Northumbria.