အတွက်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ တွက် (twak, “to calculate, reckon”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'တွက်
  • IPA(key): /ʔətwɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.twak • ALA-LC: ʼatvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: ătwet • Okell: ătweʔ

Noun

အတွက် • (a.twak)

  1. arithmetic
  2. calculation

Conjunction

အတွက် • (a.twak)

  1. because of, on account of

Postposition

အတွက် • (a.twak)

  1. postpositional marker suffixed to nouns to indicate purpose: for, for the sake of, so as to, as for

Derived terms

  • သည့်အတွက် (sany.a.twak)
  • သို့အတွက် (sui.a.twak)
  • အတွက်ကျ (a.twakkya.)
  • အတွက်မရှိ (a.twakma.hri.)
  • အတွက်အချက် (a.twak-a.hkyak)

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