နတ်ကတော်

Burmese

Etymology

နတ် (nat, “nat”) +‎ ကတော် (ka.tau, “wife of an official”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: နတ်ဂ'ဒေါ်
  • IPA(key): /naʔɡədɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: natka.tau • ALA-LC: natʻkatoʻ • BGN/PCGN: natgădaw • Okell: naʔkăto

Noun

နတ်ကတော် • (natka.tau)

  1. woman said to be chosen as consort by a nat spirit
  2. spirit medium
  3. female inaugural dancer at a ဇာတ် (jat) performance

Further reading

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