အမတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमात्य (amātya).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'မတ်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəmaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.mat • ALA-LC: ʼamatʻ • BGN/PCGN: ămat • Okell: ămaʔ

Noun

အမတ် • (a.mat)

  1. high official (of the Myanmar royal court)
  2. member of parliament, member of the legislature

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Shan: ဢမၢတ်ႈ (ʼǎ māat)

Further reading

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