မှတ်တိုင်

Burmese

Etymology

မှတ် (hmat, “to mark”) +‎ တိုင် (tuing, “post, pillar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m̥aʔtàɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hmattuing • ALA-LC: mhatʻtuiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hmattaing • Okell: hmaʔtaiñ

Noun

မှတ်တိုင် • (hmattuing)

  1. post or pillar with a sign (bus stop, border pillar, etc.)
  2. (figuratively) landmark

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