ထောပတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ထောဗတ်
  • IPA(key): /tʰɔ́baʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htau:pat • ALA-LC: thopatʻ • BGN/PCGN: htaw:bat • Okell: htòpaʔ

Noun

ထောပတ် • (htau:pat)

  1. butter
  2. (~ငှက်ပျော) silk banana, a local cultivar grown in Myanmar

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Jingpho: htaw bat
  • → Mon: ထဝ်ဗာတ်
  • → Shan: ထေႃးပၢတ်ႈ (tháu pāat)

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