ရင်ဘတ်

Burmese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ရင် (rang, “chest”) + an element ဘတ် (bhat), which does not invoke the sense of "baht" (contrary to MED), and instead is from a Proto-Lolo-Burmese *pat (“chest”); compare Lahu [Term?] (cuˉ pehˆ, “breast”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɴbaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: rangbhat • ALA-LC: raṅʻbhatʻ • BGN/PCGN: yinbat • Okell: yiñbaʔ

Noun

ရင်ဘတ် • (rangbhat)

  1. breast, chest
    Synonym: ရင် (rang)

Derived terms

  • လိပ်ရင်ဘတ် (lip-rangbhat)

Further reading

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