ဝိဘတ်
Burmese
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali vibhatti (“division, distinction, classification, detail; inflection, declension, conjugation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wḭbaʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: wi.bhat • ALA-LC: vibhatʻ • BGN/PCGN: wi.bat • Okell: wíbaʔ
Noun
ဝိဘတ် • (wi.bhat)
- (grammar) postposition; post-positional marker; word suffixed to a noun or pronoun to designate it as the subject or object, and to a verb to indicate time or mood
Derived terms
- ဝိဘတ်သွယ် (wi.bhatswai)
See also
Further reading
- “ဝိဘတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.