လွှတ်တော်

Burmese

Etymology

လွှတ် (hlwat, delegate) +‎ -တော် (-tau, royal)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̥ʊʔtɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hlwattau • ALA-LC: lvhatʻtoʻ • BGN/PCGN: hluttaw • Okell: hluʔto

Noun

လွှတ်တော် • (hlwattau)

  1. (historical) council of ministers in the time of Myanmar kings
  2. parliament, supreme legislative body

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Pa'o Karen: လွတ်တောႏ
  • Shan: လုတ်ႈတေႃႇ (lūt tàu)

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